Mckenzie's Jaw Surgery Blog

Blogging my recovery from double jaw surgery to correct my underbite

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On October 17, 2016, I underwent double jaw surgery at the age of 31 to correct my class III skeletal malocclusion (a.k.a. underbite). My jaw surgeon performed a 3-piece LeFort I osteotomy on my upper jaw to advance it by 2 mm and bilateral sagittal split osteotomies on my lower jaw to set it back by 3 mm. He also raised my upper jaw by 2 mm on the right side and 4 mm on the left side to correct my tilt and gummy smile.

JAW SURGERY TIMELINE

Day 24: My Second Post-Op Follow-Up
Day 21: My Pizza Hut Smoothie
Day 14: My Beetlejuice Costume
Day 7: My Return to Work
Day 6: My Brushing Incident
Day 5: My Bruising is Neon Yellow
Day 4: My Family is Too Funny
Day 3: My First Post-Op Follow-Up
Day 2: My Swelling Gets Worse
Day 1: My First Day Back Home
Day 0: My Day of Surgery
Day T-1: My Night Before Surgery

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I did a lot of research before my surgery. Here are my top three favorite blogs:
kellysjawsurgery.blogspot.com
roxsjawsurgery.wordpress.com
mymilliondollarsmilee.blogspot.com

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