In 3 months I will no longer have braces!! I really need to start another countdown clock...90 days!!! Things are going well with the braces (I did manage to get the top chain replaced): my back teeth are moving down, they're not touching all of the way yet, but they're getting there!
The nerves in my lip and chin are not cooperating as well as my teeth are. I still don't have feeling from the corners of my lips down to the bottom of my mandibular. It has me worried now, though my OS says that it takes between 6 and 12 months and I've found other sources that say it can take up to 18 months for full feeling to return. It's been 9 months...
And, since it has been 9 months (and since I haven't posted before and after pictures since about 9-weeks post op) I have pictures!
Before:
After:
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After:
It's been a long road, and it's not over yet! I can't wait for these 3 months to fly by! Plus, after I get my braces off they'll take my x-ray (my OS has post-op x-rays, but my ortho puts all of that stuff on my patient website so I can access them) and I'll be able to post those before and afters!!
<3 Stefane
Hi Stefane!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures, you look great!! AND, get that clock started!! Very awesome news!
Have a wonderful evening!
Regards,
Brent
Beautiful pictures! I love my before and after pictures. It lets us know we really did go through all of this for a great outcome!
ReplyDeleteI know you are happy about getting your braces off! Blessings to you!
Lucky you...braces off soon.
ReplyDeleteI'm 45 and getting surgery in two weeks...yay!
My son just graduated NMU in may...he got a job in DC and loves it there...far cry from Marquette so it did take him a while to get used to city life.
Enjoy your new smile!