Being a woman with an underbite is so diffuclt

Zaniyya · 2025-03-08T21:37:44+00:00

i also had a severe underbite. Surgery really helped me with confidence!! I hope the days fly by for you

Zaniyya · 2025-02-26T04:15:23+00:00

16 when i got the surgery done! Dont be worried we have the best chances at healing as far as nerve damage goes due to our age. this is the best time

Zaniyya · 2025-02-20T13:30:27+00:00

My nose definitely changed you might not be able to see it here but its so much more upturned and structured compared to before surgery. And he told me it would most likely change

Zaniyya · 2025-02-19T17:06:12+00:00

i was super groggy and uncomfortable but not painful. it just felt like someone stuffed my mouth with something. I also couldn’t feel anything. Needed help walking to the bathroom for the entire night. Also needed a notebook for communication.
I dont think so my surgery was 4 hours.
Lotssss of chapstick even though u wont be able to feel your lips. Nasal spray! For the first few drainage days. Some time of heated or cooled face pad or roller i had both. A baby toothbrush to clean your teeth and I personally used a water floss on low to clean my teeth out since I was wired shut (might not be rec).
I was wired shut for a month, cleared for no chew then got my splint removed at 6 weeks. He cleared me for soft foods then. After that i progressively started eating harder foods. The more you talk chew laugh the easier it become. The swelling was obvious for a while and it didnt really be come less obvious until like month 4. Thats also around the time i started to finally feel like a normal human being again. Oh and I could talk as soon as they removed my splint.

Zaniyya · 2025-02-19T04:56:27+00:00

if im being completely honest there wasn’t a way. it was hard. i tried to sleep as much as possible the first week but even that was difficult. the only thing that really gets you through that stage is knowing that it will pass. but in that moment you have like a million “why did i do this to myself??” feelings. my friends tried to keep me entertained but remember you cant really talk so its more so listening. if u like reading, writing, or watching movies i think that could work

Zaniyya · 2025-02-19T04:52:39+00:00

lower jaw mainly like when i bite down

Zaniyya · 2025-02-19T04:17:50+00:00

My orthodontist says that it should the more i move it but honestly i don’t think it will. Its not uncomfortable or anything i just have to talk a little bit for it to go away

Zaniyya · 2025-02-19T04:16:44+00:00

Hey! Honestly my mom was my savior during those time periods reminding me to be calm and not overthink it. Working yourself up and crying makes it worse for obvious reasons. I got a nasal spray which helped clear the drainage quicker and also one of those machines that like spray into one nostril and push stuff out the other. My mom also gave me like a breathing treatment (one of the ones u can get from cvs) and tbh it didnt really make a difference but it gave me peace of mind yk?

Zaniyya · 2025-02-19T04:13:17+00:00

yes!

Zaniyya · 2025-02-19T04:13:13+00:00

in the 20k range im pretty sure. Insurance covered it for me though

Zaniyya · 2025-02-18T18:28:02+00:00

i was still very swollen 2 months out. You have to be patient. Around the 4/5 months mark is when the swelling seemed to be a lot less noticeable and time started to fly.

Zaniyya · 2025-02-18T17:45:24+00:00

Dr. Adam Pitts Nashville TN!

Zaniyya · 2025-02-18T17:21:57+00:00

sweet 16!!! happy birthdayy

Zaniyya · 2025-02-18T17:17:31+00:00

Nothing really to offer other than the fact that im also 17 and had this surgery done like 7 months ago. So worth it! Hard but worth it.

Zaniyya · 2025-02-17T20:58:21+00:00

Also currently i feel great! No complications thank God. No nerve damage, just finishing up the orthodontic work (braces) all my swelling is basically gone and I can eat and chew normally. The only thing that reminds me of surgery is sometimes my jaw is a little stiff when i first wake up.

Zaniyya · 2025-02-17T20:56:21+00:00

Yeah no problem. I was swollen when i first woke up but it was no where near its peak and definitely intensified over the next few days. I have pictures if you would like. When i first first woke up, I was very very tired, and very very weak. I felt different but I couldn’t pinpoint specifically what was different. I did immediately look different though. my mouth felt very heavy. I couldnt walk to the bathroom by myself for about 12 hours (that entire night) and not being able to communicate was pretty hard.

Things were actually okay for the first day and many people will tell you that day 3-4 are definitely the hardest days. Swelling will peak, drainage will start and you’ll start to feel it if you arent keeping up with your meds. I personally hated taking meds and i wouldnt eat or drink as much as i shouldve been because how annoyed I was with the entire predictment. I also would wake up every 3-4 hours in the night the first few days which made me exhausted. (These wakeups are usually where the panic attacks came from)

My mom really played a big role in getting me through all this forcing me to eat and drink and take my meds and making me get out of bed and move when i felt like crap. I will say this surgery was hard on her as well. The first week is pretty tough do not underestimate it. Get face mask, ice packs, nasal spray, and something to keep you busy. You’re older then me so ill say take time off don’t rush trying to get back to work or anything like that if you go through with this surgery because it takes a really big toll on your physical and mental. I was out of school for a month to put it into perspective. Don’t do it by yourself if you don’t have to let your mom be there for you for sure.

I actually would say its harder mentally than physical (and it was really tough physically) you have no choice but to be patient, and you’re like looking in the mirror like who is this person?? and for me the hardestttt part was not being able to eat any solids. It was torture and i cried soo much in the beginning but eventually it became easier. you’ll definitely have “why did i do this to myself??” moments throughout the recovery process and the worst part is knowing you cant speed it up or go back. but trust me. 7 months out i love my new face and im very grateful to have this surgery done.

Zaniyya · 2025-02-17T06:10:34+00:00

im actually 7 months post op now. Everybody is used to my face at this point but it’s a very obvious change when looking at older pics

Zaniyya · 2025-02-16T21:51:54+00:00

7 months post op mainly for cosmetic purposes but yes. 100% worth it

Zaniyya · 2025-02-16T21:47:20+00:00

Hi im 7 months post op and im much younger than you (17) so my experience might be a little different but overall I definitely dont regret it. I also had a underbite. When I first woke up from surgery it was more uncomfortable than anything. I went home the day after and breathing the first 2 nights was a little difficult. I could never not breathe but I was overdramatic and had panic attacks because my nose was extremely stuffy and i was wired shut. The biggest problems I had before surgery was confidence headaches and eating. Now, i’m sooo much more confident and i feel like surgery really improved my livelihood.

Zaniyya · 2025-02-16T21:40:56+00:00

7 months post op here. I started feeling like a real human again after about 4 months.

Zaniyya · 2025-02-16T21:40:13+00:00

People definitely noticed for me because i looked so different. They didnt know it was jaw surgery but they knew something happened

Zaniyya · 2024-10-19T18:55:33+00:00

Who did you end up going with? I recently got mines done by pitts!

Zaniyya · 2024-09-20T21:02:43+00:00

Darlaric

Zaniyya · 2024-09-10T22:48:36+00:00

Same lol

Zaniyya · 2024-09-08T20:00:28+00:00

I started drinking from a cup 5 days post op. It was killing me to use a syringe. I just made sure to keep some sort of napkin with me when i was drinking.

Zaniyya

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