If you go to the photo albums and click on LIST (instead of thumbnails) i am the 7th down - Wendy's BEFORE upper/lower surgery pics. I didnt have an open bite....
Hi Amy, Things went well in mexico, my spanish skills are limited however, the doctor and the folks in the medical travel dept spoke good english... my...
Who told you that your insurance will not cover surgery? If it was a representative, they don't always know the details and will sometimes tell you incorrect...
Preauthorization for one's insurance can take awhile. Mine took almost 6 weeks. Most of us think that we have good coverage until we start using it, then it is...
Hi, I live In Davis (by Sacramento). Can anyone recommend a maxillofacial surgeon in the area that I could see. I have no orthodontist, my teeth are actually...
Hi Margaret, I just turned 24 a couple weeks ago. I've had a severe open bite pretty much since adolescence, there are two surgeries that I had to have, the...
Thanks for the useful info, Nick. I hadn't considered that expanding the palette means that your lips have to go along for the ride. Ouch. Margaret Nick...
I also had my upper jaw expanded but I was not as fortunate to only have my jaw broken in 1 place. Mine was broken in 4 places and then put back together with...
Hi Karen, I am sorry to hear that the insurance is giving you trouble. I think it will eventually work out but it seems they try to make things so difficult...
Hello Everyone, Does anyone have suggestions on how to help the pain for TMJ?!?! Mainly around my ears and under my eyes!! I have also noticed I haven't been...
Hi, Can anyone tell me how locate the best oral?surgeon in or near Rhode Island for lower jaw advancement? Thank You [Non-text portions of this message have...
For me it wasn't that drastic. I haven't had mine yet but it will be soon. I had jaw locking issues. The doc went in and tried to do orthoscopic repair of...
Hi All, I'm due for upper and lower surgery on March 12. I am in the process of ordering "something" for mouth feeding. Which product is more effective........
Hi Cheri, Eve from Dr. Wolford's office called last week and stated they strongly feel if we send in a CEPH with braces on the insurance will approve. Not...
Hi there - I had lower surgery on Valentine's Day and have to say, this has been quite a process! Not as bad as a I feared, yet definitely still a major...
These books have specific recommendations for surgery, among probably tens if not hundreds of others: Peggy Huddleston: Prepare for Surgery, Heal Faster ...
Hi, Sammy, So, you also had the palette expander? Might i ask how old you are? Somehow I had gotten the idea the the palette expander was only for teens or...
Yes! Dr. Charles Henry in Keene, NH!! He's done thousands - people fly in from California to have surgeries performed by Dr. Henry. His office number is...
Thank You very much.. I am very curious.. could you tell me how old you are? and how do you know he is so?popular that people fly in from California? I am a 45...
Sure! I'm a 37 year old woman and I live in Keene, NH. Dr. Henry had a booklet of patients that he's worked on and he comforted me when I was worried about...
Hi Kathy, This began almost 6 long years ago, so this could have possibly been all behind me by now... and how I wish it was.? I simply decided to take the...
Hey Christina, I've been having a lot of TMJ pain recently. It comes and goes. Seems to be triggered by stress. I usually will put heat on it at night and ...
I understand that Dr Keene was trained by Dr Larry Wolford. I have heard very good things about him. An OD I consulted with in CA that does jaw growth guidance...
