Surgical
motivation
Since middle school, I noticed that my
mouth and chin are a little bit bigger than others. I always took pictures with
my chin covered. Or I was so nervous that almost no photos came out. So I asked
my mom to start braces in high school to improve my protruded mouth. Occlusion
is well fitted with braces. But the protruded mouth didn't improve, and the jaw
was more noticeable.
From my point of view, I wanted to get facial
contouring surgery since I thought my problem was the lantern jaw that I only considering
front chin & square jaw surgery. I went to get a consultation at EU because
I saw that their surgery review & outcome is really good. When I visit there, the counselor was very
kind and explained to me well and informed me that decided preciously since
this is the major surgery. Also, she honestly told me about the side effects
that could happen! When I asked if I couldn't do facial contouring surgery
because I couldn't give up on but doctor said that facial contouring surgery
will be not effective. So I decided to double jaw surgery. First of all, I
chose this hospital because trust is important.
Post
op 2 days
Wake up once every hour because of the sputum
which threat of life. I also drank New Care with straw.
Post
op 3 days
I'm home from discharge! My ears are hard
to hear and I have stuffy nose. There is only that discomfort and pain is not
severe.
Post
op 4 days
The face is too swollen. I woke up every
hour L
Post
op 6 days
Today was a day of walking! I bought
castella, cheese and chocolate cakes. My cheeks are still heavy. Ear is getting
day by day since I do not ear water sounds anymore.
Post
op 7 days
Chewing inside of cheeks fat is a little
less than before. I can feel that my mouth swelling is reducing little bit!
Post
op 8 days
Going to the hospital to get laser
treatment! I really want to brush my teeth.
I can't wait to remove the stitches so my mouth can be refreshing!!~
Post
op 11 days
I rode a bicycle and watched a movie. I
like the side face line the most. I am trying very hard to remove the swelling.
Post
op 13 days
Every day, I visit EU to get deswelling
treatment! I really want to eat meat these days. And if I wear pressure bandage
on my face because your mouth is swollen, I cannot wear that often L
Post
op 19 days
The screw is uncomfortable inside my mouth.
I think my mouth works better than others & I can open my mouth wider!
Post
op 20 days
I'm eating well, too! I better need to be
careful when drinking hot or cold water because my sensation did not comeback
fully yet. Also, the shape of my mouth is funny. The numb side seems a little
more obtuse.
Post
op 23 days
If I look in the mirror, I can't tell the
difference between my face and neck. I better need to do the exercise in a
month!!
Post
op 26 days
The pressure on the ear returned to normal
at about 80 percent. When I move my mouth, I still can feel that my muscles are
tight in my mouth, so it's painful because I have screws inside my mouth. The
swelling looks distinctly different in the evening. I felt like my sensation is
coming back about 50 percent. When I brush around my chin, I can clearly see
the difference between are that sensation is coming back.
Post
op 30 days
I met my friend and laughed a lot at my
face. She said I look like a baby. I think it's because my face is still
swollen.
Post
op 32 days
I visited EU since today is post op 1
month! I should get rid of my swelling soon! I'm happy because everyone said
I'm pretty. On the subway today, someone asked me how old I am and said I am 19
years old. And she said that I look much younger than that! Haha!
Post
op 36 days
When viewed through X-rays, too, the
philtrum was swollen a lot as I expected. I think this area is really slow to
reduce the swelling…
Post
op 39 days
The discomfort after the operation is that
the gum where the screw is inserted sometimes hurts. I can eat soft food like
salmon and meat well. Except hard food everything will be ok J so I think it will be fine. I really want to eat Kimchi but I can
never eat it. I tried to eat it with my front teeth, but I couldn't eat it and
spit it out.
Post
op 42 days
After starting a little exercise, the
swelling seems to gradually disappear. The mouth ceiling is still numb with the
right side. My chin sensation is back around 60%.
Post
op 44 days
Everyone compliments that the image has
changed a lot. I am satisfied after the surgery from a month later because
swelling is reducing every day!
Post
op 52 days
It is interesting to see that day by day
swelling gradually disappears. The face changes every week.
Post
op 57 days
The swelling is decreasing very much! The
swelling of the philtrum remains the most on my face, so I'm very satisfied
except for the unnatural ones. If you don't look at it from the side, you can't
tell!
Post
op 69 days
I exercise because there is nothing
uncomfortable to forget about the surgery. There's nothing awkward about it!
Post
OP 79 Days
Fight against deswelling! When I look at my
face, my face expression gets much better than right now and it seems like my
face is chubby. However, I will be patience since my face will be deswelling
soon!
Post
OP 3 Months
I like my face even more because of
swelling. I hope that my face can remain like this! I am glad to Dr. Shin since
he made my face shape very natural without sharp chin! I can eat all the food
and I can everything as before the surgery.
Post
OP 4 Months
I am spending my time that I never done
facial bone surgery before.
Post
OP 5 Months
I used to hate it because I could only see
my chin when I wore a hat because of my long lower jaw. After surgery, the hat
looks good on me and I felt confidence when I look at myself with hat. Before
the surgery, my face was so bony but after surgery, I have some swellings on my
face and I like it! I prefer round and chubby faces than skinny and long faces.
Post
OP 6 Months
I missed the time that when my face have
little swelling on it! I felt that my face looks bit cutter with swelling! I am
living so comfortably in those days!
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