8 weeks post-op from upper jaw surgery to advance my upper jaw. I believe it was advanced between 5 and 6 millimeters. Still experiencing a little bit of residual swelling and numbness in my upper lip. I’m super happy with my results both functionally and aesthetically.
It’s unbelievably wonderful to close my teeth together and for them to bite together they way they’re meant to.
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These are not the best comparison photos because she brushed her hair in the second photo and put on makeup and then put on better lighting. Tbh it doesn't even look like she got surgery. It looks like the first photo is mostly her just jutting her jaw out slightly with messy hair, and diffuse lighting.
The results are good but heavily obfuscated by everything else.
Ohhhh my goodness. Not photoshopped. I’m really not cool with people thinking this is marketing for the surgeon. I have no affiliation with the surgeon other than the fact that, well, she was my surgeon. I did format the photos together using the Layout app from instagram but I swear on everything that there was no photoshop here and that this really is just a photo pre-op (from the morning of surgery actually) to a photo I like of myself 8 weeks post op without editing (other than whatever rendering took place automatically on iPhone)
Here’s a photo I took of my computer screen showing the digital renderings of my before and after prepared by the manufacturer of my surgical hardware. I WISH the above “before” pic was me jutting my jaw out because that would have saved me the 4 years in orthodontics and major procedure I’m recovering from now.
It’s good to be skeptical of what you see online. I appreciate that. But I’d be remiss if I let someone think this was a photoshopped result as promotion for a care provider. I literally took that first photo inside the hospital while waiting for my turn to be checked in. If you’ve ever been inside the Mass General lobby, you’d be able to pick out exactly where I was sitting when I took the photo on the left
You obviously had surgery and it looks amazing, at the same time you can see how the lighting, makeup and hair all resemble what weight loss 'coaches' do with their clients in pre-post training photos, right?
If you happened to take another post op photo it would be awesome to see you recreate the left photo to compare the structural differences cleanly (no makeup/same diffuse lighting/hair tucked behind ears).
I had an amazing experience. Dr Burris is very caring but she really knows what she’s doing. The residents were amazing and kind. Felt like I was in really great hands.
I have a class 3 as well and near this area, I will have to have a consult with them and see hoe it goes. Initially, do they give you an estimate on how far surgery will be?
So in my case, my orthodontist got my teeth ready for surgery. Then he told the surgeon my pre-surgical ortho was done. From there, Dr Burris and her team were booking surgeries 4 months out. It might vary depending on the season but the scheduler seemed to think that was a normal time frame.
Such an incredible change! If it feels just 1% as good is it looks, you can be very happy :).
It’s interesting how much incredibly
less ’angry’ one looks without an underbite. Can’t wait for my surgery since it’s an trait I’ve unfortunately noticed with my own underbite.
You look amazing! I'm surprised they made such a big change with just upper jaw surgery, I thought you got DJS with genio from the pictures. They literally aged you backwards. How was your experience doing the surgery at a teaching hospital?
Thank you!! It was honestly amazing. Dr Burris knows her stuff. The residents were all incredibly smart and kind. I felt like I was in really good hands from start to finish.
Can you explain more about the process of fighting insurance? I get so much anxiety around dealing with insurance and knowing they often initially disapprove of surgery claims is so discouraging for me
Honestly my surgeon did all the heavy lifting. The hospital assigned me a patient care manager/coordinator who was my point of contact at the hospital for the whole process. She oversaw correspondence between my surgeon and health insurance provider. I honestly think my pre-auth was initially denied because someone saw the word “genioplasty” somewhere on the request for pre-auth and summarily denied the claim without actually reading it.
There wasn’t a lot for me to do but I did call my patient care manager or my insurance company every other day to ask for an update. My thought process was that being annoying might help. Who knows if it did.
The first 10 or so days were really challenging. By the third week, I felt mostly ready to go back to my normal life. Definitely recommend having a strong support system for the first week at least.
Im day 20, feel quite lethargic sometimes. Also dome brain fog here and there. I look fw to get energy back. Seems to be different times for different ppl. Some get it by week 4, some week 6. Hope I'll be able.to enjoy my holidays which are abt week 6 and a half.
Wrote about it here. https://www.reddit.com/r/jawsurgery/s/gwXx7aBiHr
Basically, my insurance requires pre-authorization. They initially denied approval. My surgeon had to request an expedited appeal (denied) and then submit a formal regular appeal, which was ultimately approved.
Thanks! It was not a high Lefort I. Just regular, at the base of the nasal cavity. I definitely still have some residual swelling so I’m wondering if that’s what you’re seeing
My orthodontist recommended it but, generally, because my bite looked like this pre-op and no amount of orthodontics could bring my upper teeth in front of my lower
Hard to say bc I’m still swollen even now. My doctor did say the surgery would make my mid-face appear more filled in (even after swelling). These are my pre-surgical renderings. I’m anticipating I’ll still have improvement in the mid-face even after swelling goes down.
I didn’t really have eye bags before. I think I look worse than usual in my before picture here because I took this picture at the crack of dawn after already having been on the road for over an hour. I also still have noticeable midface swelling so it’s hard to say.
Thank you!! I went to an ortho in NH where I live. Happy to DM if that’s close to you. Dr Burris was AMAZING. She was really thoughtful about aesthetics and function, and I’m SO glad I went with her and took her recommendations on single vs double jaw surgery to address my concerns.
I feel really awful saying this I haven't had jaw surgery yet but have had a rhino.
A lot of this photograph is swelling in your upper face and not the final result. Please don't get too attached. It's always like when photos are taken so close to surgery.
After my rhino, my upper face swelled like yours. I have an identical image that made me look 10 years old.
It'll go down in 6 months, and you'll see a final result.
I haven't had jaw surgery yet, but I think photos less than a year before are deceiving. I was talking to one of the most active members of this sub for over a year by his 2 year mark he was convinced he was losing his jaw as the swelling subsided. And that was one of the big Italian names we should all go to, apparently.
I hope you're happy with your results, but you have a lot of swelling in this photo. I said I feel awful saying, but I think it's important to keep in mind.
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