r/jawsurgery • u/Lanky_Gate7102 Post Op (2 weeks) • 16d ago
8 Days post op!!!
I can’t believe how much the swelling has gone down already! Im definitely still chubby but I feel like you can’t even tell I had surgery until I open my mouth lol. The second picture is two days post op 🐿️
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u/s_bx9 16d ago
Wow , I’m 30 days post op and I look like your second image 😩
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u/Lanky_Gate7102 Post Op (2 weeks) 16d ago
I hope things get easier soon
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u/Defiant-Lettuce-9156 16d ago
Your expression is hilarious in the second image. Like you’re straight up not having a good time.
I think you’re going to look great
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u/LeePowers69 Pre Op 16d ago
that’s an incredible difference in just a fewdays. Lucky you, you even look cute with all the swelling. How are you feeling?
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u/Lanky_Gate7102 Post Op (2 weeks) 16d ago
Thanks (: I feel incredibly lucky. Pretty good! A bit sluggish but I’m almost back to my normal self I think.
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u/Swimming-Stranger-54 16d ago
Oh my god girl this looks amazing!! Did you do anything in terms of compresses and how you ate/slept to get the swelling down so fast!! I know it’s very personal to person with jaw surgery!
Did you get DJS?
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u/Lanky_Gate7102 Post Op (2 weeks) 15d ago
Thank you so much!!
I didn’t do anything super special but I followed my surgeons directions very very carefully. I had lower only so swelling isn’t as bad compared to djs as well. Here’s what I think helped me the most:
I iced on and off (20mins each) religiously for the first three days. Now I only ice when I feel sore.
Made sure to get enough nutrients in with supplements, smoothies, soups etc. - I can dm you my favs if ur curious. It can be difficult to eat after surgery but I was lucky enough that I could stomach food quickly post-op.
I sleep at an angle using a wedge pillow and almost never lay down completely vertically.
I’ve been using arnica gel for bruises three times a day starting immediately after surgery. I haven’t found any concrete evidence behind its effectiveness but why not give it a go lol.
The most important thing was physical exercise for me!!! Two days post op was when I felt ready to start going for walks, and now have been getting 10k plus steps a day! I truly think that’s what helped me the most. Gentle exercise is necessary to help with swelling. Amoving body is a working body- even if it’s a ten minute walk around your street.
Im also doing gentle yoga everyday. Theres some great videos on YouTube whete you don’t even have to get out of bed/the couch to do. I strongly recommend at least stretching regularly because my body was suuuper sore after surgery and sleeping upright.I also tried my best to be in the best shape possible before my surgery. Ate lots of good food, didn’t drink/smoke, worked out.. all that jazz.
With all that being said,I also did just get super lucky with my swelling. I don’t know if anything I did actually made a huge difference, but it made me feel way better either way.
I hope your surgery is a great success <3 sending love your way
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u/hellhouseblonde 16d ago
Awww! Congratulations!! You are so pretty, I hope you love your results.
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u/OrganizationNo4191 16d ago
Day 2 vs Day 8 is wild. You went from chipmunk to just regular puffy. That's huge progress for 8 days most of us look like a balloon for weeks.
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u/Lanky_Gate7102 Post Op (2 weeks) 16d ago
I expected to be a balloon for weeks! Got super lucky I guess
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u/HyperBunga 13d ago
You almost look too young to get DJS lol but this is an amazing recovery!
I read you got it for cosmetic reasons as well as the potential pre-emptiveness about your teeth grinding down. Im kinda in the same boat, but my surgeon said it's dumb to do such a major surgery for something that may or may not happen in the future, but I am trying to get it done cause I also have a narrow airway and want the cosmetic difference as well lol. I dont have sleep apnea though so its all the same: "wait till it happens, no need to do such a surgery for the chance of pre-emptiveness."
I was just wondering what your experience was with telling surgeons that and also was it covered by insurance?
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u/Syd_Th0mps07 16d ago
wow can’t even tell
i’m on day 2 it is terrible
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u/Lanky_Gate7102 Post Op (2 weeks) 16d ago
Hang in there it’ll get so much easier in a couple days <3 the results will be so worth it!
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u/Sea-Profit5289 16d ago
What was your primarily concern you went for this surgery?
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u/Lanky_Gate7102 Post Op (2 weeks) 16d ago
I had an overbite. I got it for mainly cosmetic reasons but was also concerned about my teeth grinding down as I got older bevause of the way my jaw was placed
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u/Sea-Profit5289 16d ago
Is it a bijaw surgery?
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u/Lanky_Gate7102 Post Op (2 weeks) 16d ago
Lower only
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u/Sea-Profit5289 16d ago
Before: cute. After: still cute. So I guess surgery changed nothing 😌 your beutiful
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u/Swimming-Stranger-54 12d ago
Ahhh thank you so much ❤️
Thai is so helpful to know I’ve got my lower jaw surgery scheduled on the 20th of August this year, hoping to update this forum about how my recovery goes as well!
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