r/jawsurgery

I’d say things are 95% healed, little bit of numbness in my bottom lip still, but I’m really happy with the results.

Why did my nose become crooked/ asymmetrical after Bimax? Is it swelling or something else?

the first image i tried to compare me in the first week and now at 4 month mark. The second and third imagens i was 45 days post op. the last image i was around one month, and i want to show how the smile changes a lot as the time passes by. I did septoplasty too

10mm genio
3mm maxila
4mm mandible

Obs: Sorry for my english, im trying to not use Google translator

Left side is before vs. 6 weeks post op! Le fort 1 one piece (2mm forward) and BSSRO (rotated ~5mm left) to fix an underbite and crossbite with lower jaw assymetry.

I know it's very early and i have a ways to go with healing, but what do you think of the results so far? I'm guessing that my face will slim down more. I'm worried my jawline will make me look masculine 😂

I don't miss my bite but I kinda miss my old face. i feel insecure when ppl stare and how i look in pictures but I'm probably just getting used to my new face and still swollen. Still, I love my new smile and side profile

I'm cleared to eat solid foods 🎉, except tough/hard foods like carrot, steak, beef jerky, etc until week 8. I started PT, which is SO PAINFUL btw... I can open my mouth barely two fingers width and my jaw gets super sore.

But overall I'm happy i finally got this done and cant wait to have full use of my new bite!

I’m looking at options for a Class II Division 2, deep bite, short-face case.

My upper tooth show isn't as bad as others with short face syndrome, but wondering if it's worth going private to get DJS, or if staying in Canada for just lower jaw surgery and a vertical genio. LJS + Genio would be around $3000 plus $7500 for braces. DJS privately is roughly $32K, $7.5k braces, plus travel and other expenses.

The surgeon in Canada did mention that my maxilla is short but they take the safest approach in fixing the problem even if it's not the ideal for aesthetics. Most don't even do CCW and especially not downgrafting. My at home sleep study said mild sleep apnea with an AHI of 6 and RDI of 14. Estimated overjet of around 8mm.

Curious what experiences other people have with this specific bite type and if your happy with only LSJ.

Hello there. I had my DJS in the beginning of this past August. I had a BSSO, LeFort 1, and a Genioplasty. This was done at LACOMS with Dr. Walline. I’m unsure of the exact movements, but will update this once I find out.

Prior to this surgery, I had an FME (split my suture but ultimately failed/ warped). Then I got a custom MARPE, which was successful. I believe I got about 5/6 mm of expansion.

All this comes from extraction of premolars and camouflaged orthodontics when I was in high school. At the time, I had no idea it would impact my breathing. I wouldn’t find out till years later that my breathing issues came from this. I would wake up gasping for air, instant headache, and confused many times. I had a sleep study done, thinking that I had sleep apnea. My numbers didn’t quite make the mark to be diagnosed with sleep apnea, but I was definitely symptomatic. Heck, I even woke up choking in the middle of the night during my sleep study.

I always felt super self conscious about my appearance, as my jaws seemed underdeveloped. It was after my freshman year of high school that I got my premolars extracted, and I noticed that before that, I was pretty confident my freshman year. I was still YOUNG and there was much more time for my jaws to develop. Plus, I have cystic fibrosis, which plays a part in delayed development for many. If I had known then what I know now right? I’m sure we all feel that way.

Surgery day: Honestly, wasn’t super nervous because I knew I’d be in good hands, plus all those years of waking up gasping for air, and feeling horrible, made me feel like this surgery was definitely going to be the best thing for me. Lowkey though, had just gotten broken up with a few months before surgery, and I was thinking to myself “damn, it be like that huh” lol. Anyways, like I said, my heart rate was pretty good.

I knew once the anesthesiologist came into the operating room, I was set for mimi’s time. I’ve gone under multiple times for previous small surgeries, so it was like a treat tbh lol. Some know that feeling. Also, they had pictures of my x rays and cbct’s taped all over the room. It was pretty cool. Like dang, all this for me? (Bruh).

So it lasted about 3.5/4 hours, and I wake up. I was super numb so I didn’t feel anything obviously. Not really in pain, just felt my face really stiff. I was super happy to be on the other end of it. I had waited so long for this, and it was finally done.

I was super scared about the swelling interfering with my breathing, especially at night for the first week. That was like the biggest thing for me. Let me tell you something…. I had never in life been able to breathe so well. Even during peak swelling days 3/4, I was able to breathe really well. Even with all the mucus and dried up blood clots in my sinuses. My airway was OPEN!
I was medicated the first week, so I just watched a ton of movies. I would sleep throughout the days, wake up here and there to go on my phone for like 20 min, and knock out again.

At the first week post op check up, the nurse cleaned out my sinuses with the suction thingy and OMG, it was super uncomfortable. But I could breathe so well after, I wanted to cry bc I felt like I should have always been able to breathe like a normal person should 😭. Super happy at that point.

After the first couple weeks, I started walking at the park. I’d do about 3 miles every other day. Feel like it helped with swelling a lot.

Food wise, I would mash some potatoes, shred cheese, add sour cream, and bam, that was my go to meal for a while. Other soft foods as well. Honestly, the food part didn’t really make me feel bad, I just got new jaws bro, I started looking good. That kinda confidence overthrows my food purgatory sentence.

Probably my favorite part about this surgery is how much better I’m able to sing. I feel like singing is a lot more effortless for me, and I’m able to project more. I can’t even open my mouth all the way yet and I’m already sounding better than before.

I’m super grateful I had surgery, and I’ve homely been feeling great from the start. If yall have any questions, lmk!

The pics are pretty much in order, with some before pics towards the end, as well as my x-rays.
Pic 9 is before & after (forgot to add in).

TL;DR

Surgery went extremely well. Breathing has improved significantly 👍🏼

I'm still unsure what I think about the way things have been progressing in the last few weeks. I know I'm only 18 days post op. But it's hard not to feel underwhelmed by what I see in the mirror right now. Overall though I do think it is starting to take a turn for the best. It looks a little better everyday. But I know I still have a ways to go to see the final results. I think my chin is finally looking a little less recessed now. But I hope over the next few weeks as more swelling goes away my jaw line won't be as soft looking anymore. I'm just so impatient for the results. And it's hard not to ask if this was all worth it for the pain and mental game of not being able to chew.

İ love sometimes my face from front but when i see my Side profile its like football ball round shape

Also i cannot see my ramus neck angle

Also i have very flat maxila that i hate

Look 3. Fo

İm 18 i cannot change them with out surgery but

What i need?

I have sleep apnea would genio alone be enough to get rid of it based on my x-rays ?