Before <front view before surgery>Before <side view before surgery>After <front view after surgery>After <side view after surgery>Hello. It’s already been 8 weeks since I had 2 types of facial contouring surgery (square jaw + chin tip reduction and setback). I don’t have malocclusion, but my lower jaw protruded forward and gave a protruding-chin impression, so I wondered if I needed two-jaw surgery and went to Y Oral & Maxillofacial. They said there was no need to do two-jaw surgery and recommended a setback, so I had the surgery,, and I really like it.!
Here’s my recovery story!
I had the stitches removed 2 weeks after surgery. Removing the first one hurt more than I expected, but from the next one onward, it didn’t hurt at all. It was thanks to the director removing them well. As expected, God Seokjaeㅎ The staff member at the front desk told me as I was leaving that I must wear the compression band well, and that I definitely need to do it well until 2 months. I thought, I need to do it well, I need to remember this.. I think I did it pretty well until the first month, but maintaining it was harder than I expected. Since I have to be at work for half the day, I think it was even harder. I exercised diligently and walked a lot, and by the 1-month mark, the major swelling had gone down to some extent. The hardest thing so far has been eating. Until the 1-month mark, if I chewed anything even a little tough or hard, my temporomandibular joint really hurt. I’m still used to melting food in my mouth before eating it. This pain was almost gone around week 7. Now I can eat most of the things I used to eat and am doing well haha Even at week 8, the symptom that still hasn’t resolved is a feeling like the muscles in my lower jaw are knotted up. After searching hard on YouTube, I heard that usually it takes about 6 months for the symptoms to go away and for all the residual swelling to disappear. Until then, if I take good care of my body and mind, I think things will be much better in the future.
People around me say my face looks younger and smaller, but it feels awkward to hear that haha I hope everyone recovers well, and I hope my post helps with recovery haha
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