SO they showed us ds2's surgical molds today and what they

[lilafowler]

Damnnnnnn

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Wow. OMFS is pretty amazing. Most of the surgeons are double doctors (MD and DDS). Good luck to your son on Thursday!

[10nille]

Good luck to him and I hope he has a speedy recovery.

[Alex]

Just reading this has freaked me out majorly.

[CurlyQ284]

Ouch. Good luck on Thursday!

[panbitch]

Good luck for a speedy recovery. I cringed just reading the description, jaw/teeth stuff gives me the heeby jeebies.

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Does it change his profile drastically? I can assume so with an underbite and crossbite. Glad to hear he's in good hands with good surgeons on his team. I'm hoping for a quick and relatively pain free recovery!

[nsl]

Oh wow. Best of luck to you and him on Thursday and moving forward! I'm sure he's really excited about how he's going to look and feel when it's done and he's finished with the recovery process.

[gretchenindisguise]

That sounds really amazing. Will you share a before and after?

[WOT?*]

Wow, that sounds amazing. Here's to a total transformation that will change his bite and his life forever (says the gal with the BMW worth of dental done in the past five years that finally *kind of* corrects some of the damage caused by TMJ, clenching, poorly aligned teet and a cross bite when I was younger.)

You're a great mom to have this major work done for him before it causes much more serious problems in the future. I would love to see before and after, but I totally understand the lacka. Can you sketch if you can't do photos?

[trixiedicksnatch]

Holy cats that is so exciting and scary at the same time!

Yay for perfect teeth

[persa]

Good luck to him and you. The first part, a LeFort advancement, is what I had done in my 20's. Yes, it's dramatic the aesthetic difference. I got mine done at a dental school and all the docs working on my case took my photos with them when they graduated from their fellowship, lol.

[venice2007]

Good luck to him!

[freshhell]

Do you mind sharing how old he is? My son has a pretty wicked cross-bite and the ortho suggested we may be looking at surgery down the road.

[aprilsails]

That sounds intense. I hope his recovery is smooth and that the surgery goes well! Ouch!

[UnderProtest]

Good luck to all! That sounds like a lot, but the results sound amazing.

[alicenelson]

Good luck to DS2, Sue Sue!

[ohiowan]

How's he feeling about all of this? It sounds terrifying.

[wildfloweragain]

Thinking of you!

[Deleted]

Sending good thoughts your way, Sue Sue!

[tigress]

You should post befores and afters of him

[gozf]

This is exciting! Yay, DS2!

[Deleted]

Good luck to DS2! The pain will be worth it in the long run. Best wishes to mama too!

[anlo]

Best wishes for him!

[Eagles]

Good luck to all of you for a smooth surgery and quick healing!

[BAMFMrsB]

Good luck to him!! I don't mess around when it comes to teeth.

[moolarkey]

I have a friend that had this done. Amazing results both visually but in quality of her life as far as eating, dental care, etc

[CajunShrimp]

Good luck SueSon! I hope there is a great result and a short recovery time.

[Serenity9]

Wow! Good luck to your DS2! I hope his recovery is quick!

I was told that I should have a similar surgery. My top jaw is too long and too much gums show when I smile. They would cut off my jaw, shave it down, and re-affix it with pins. I would love to have a nice smile, but that elective surgery sounds too intense! I'm not sure I'll ever do it. But for your DS, with the back teeth not meeting, I can see why it would be worth it!