Until middle school, I only thought my jaw was long, but after entering high school, my malocclusion and protruding lower jaw started bothering me more and more, and because of appearance-related stress, I eventually decided to have surgery. While looking into several hospitals, I came across kind explanations through reviews and YouTube videos, and when I had an in-person consultation, the director and consultant gave me a thorough consultation, which made me trust them and choose the hospital. On day 1 after surgery, I received intraoral disinfection, nasal suction, and instructions on how to wear the wafer. The swelling was similar, but I drank a lot of water, and although it was hard to fall asleep because of nasal congestion, sleeping as upright as possible helped a little. On day 2, I was discharged, listened to the precautions, received medication, and went home. The swelling gradually got worse, and I could feel my face becoming puffy, but I started taking pills and using mouthwash. On day 3, because my whole face was swollen, my mouth did not open well, so I took the medication slowly and ate both New Care and thin rice porridge. My throat pain improved, but I still had to sleep sitting up. On day 4, the swelling reached its peak and there was tenderness; I took a short walk but did not overdo it. On day 5, bruising appeared on my neck, and I felt tingling in the anterior chin, so I felt that the nerves were recovering. From day 6, the swelling started going down little by little, and my hunger also became stronger, so I drank various foods mainly in broth form and walked for about 20 minutes. On day 7, the nasal congestion and throat pain improved a lot, and I could see the swelling decreasing, so it became fun to look at my face. In week 2, I had the stitches removed, and it hurt less than I expected. Since I could remove the wafer, eating became easier, and the facial swelling was gradually going down. In week 3, I had adapted to daily life, and I was steadily doing mouth-opening exercises, which were helping reduce the swelling. Sensation was dull in my cheeks, nasal alae, lower lip, and part of my chin. At 1 month, many people told me my face had become smaller, my quality of life improved, and I could eat almost everything except tough foods. At 2 months, the swelling had gone down a little more, and my mouth opening had increased, but sensation in my lower lip and chin was still recovering. At 3 months, I felt very satisfied with the appearance, had recovered enough to chew foods like pork belly, and about 70% of sensation had returned. At 4 months, my facial line looked natural, I could eat most foods, and there was no discomfort when smiling or talking. At 5 months, almost all swelling was gone, my jawline was stable, and I could chew hard foods without discomfort. At 6 months, my appearance was almost complete, giving me a natural, three-dimensional face, and I had no discomfort at all when eating or talking. At 7 months, my jawline became defined and I gained confidence; as long as I was careful not to overuse my jaw, there were no problems in daily life. At 8 months, my facial contour was almost complete, the swelling had fully gone down, and I had returned to a natural and comfortable daily life. The early discomfort led to results so satisfying that it’s hard to believe, and I really feel that deciding to have surgery at the oral and maxillofacial surgery clinic was a very good decision!!
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