First of all... the maxilla was just protruding teeth, the mandible had a slight underbite tendency, and because of asymmetry I had the jaw itself rotated + the chin done ... Also, even before surgery my face was on the smaller side, but it was a little long vertically, and I don't know how many millimeters they took off. I just trusted the doctor and asked them not to make me too flat-faced ..; In today's photo, because of the mouthpiece or something, I couldn't close my mouth properly .. ; On the 20th Since surgery was at 10 a.m., I went, got ready, and changed clothes. While feeling gloomy because it happened to be the second day of my period on the day of surgery, I went to the anesthesia room for the anesthesia. When I got the anesthesia shot, it stung a little, and after a few seconds I just fell asleep ..;;; And when I opened my eyes, I started coughing and couldn't breathe properly. My throat was dry, and I don't know why I was crying, but I was crying the moment I opened my eyes ..;; I tried not to cry because they said crying makes the swelling worse, but I was so blocked up -_- and at that time I was so miserable and in pain that I even thought I might as well stop breathing -_-..;; I don't remember when it was done, but they inserted a urinary catheter, an IV, and things like that. They said the repeated injections only hurt a little when going in and out, but it hurt -_ ㅠ It was truly my first day in hell -_-... The surgery usually ends in 3 to 4 hours, but mine went a little over 5 hours ㅠ The 21st My older sister came and stayed over, and in the middle of the night they hooked me back up to an IV. I didn't know why, but it turned out, from what my sister said, the IV had run out and they hadn't changed it, so blood was flowing backward ;;;; apparently it had refluxed up to about halfway ;;; Luckily my sister woke up in the middle and woke the nurse, so I was saved ㅠ That day also hurt so much that I kept thinking maybe I should just sleep... and tried my best to doze off. I was spitting up bloody phlegm and my nose started to get blocked bit by bit ㅠ Then they removed what I think was the urine tube and told me to walk around, so I went to the bathroom and my mouth felt so disgusting because of the blood, so I gargled ㅠㅠ The 22nd It was the day I was discharged, but I still hadn't really looked in the mirror until then, and when I did I was shocked ..;; The doctor and the anesthesiologist had both said after surgery that it went well, it was so pretty, and I could even be a celebrity .. I was so puzzled that I wondered how they could say that while looking at this swollen face ㅠㅠ I even briefly thought maybe they were just saying that to comfort me because I looked so pitiful .. ㅠㅠ And my lips were swollen like crazy and chapped ;; ㅠㅠ Since I was discharged in the morning, I went home and kept using ice packs all day, and for meals my mom bought congee and I thinned the porridge down a lot and ate it. I kept thinking, if I want to live, I have to eat ;; The first time I tried to eat was a little hard. It just kept spilling .. ;; The 23rd and 24th I lay in bed at home all day and ate bananas, milk, and soft food, and used ice packs all day. My face was so hot that I felt like I had to keep doing it ㅠㅠ And the lip wound got worse, so the entire lower lip peeled .. _ ㅠ And it looked like it was bleeding and about to burst ㅠㅠ The 25th At the hospital, they removed the paper tape-like thing that was stuck on instead of the bandage (the bandage itself hurt too much, so my parents called the hospital and the doctor said to take the bandage off, so it was removed on the 23rd) and gave me a mouthpiece-like thing. Since it was fixed to both ends of the rubber bands and my nose was still blocked, having a mouthpiece-like thing on made it hard to open my mouth and hurt so much and made breathing difficult, it was such a struggle... The fact that I have to stay like this for a week is so miserable ㅠㅠ When I came home, I was at the point where I couldn't even eat congee ;; It gets stuck in the mouthpiece-like thing .. ; It won't go down, and even when taking medicine, I look in the mirror and force my mouth open between my lips and the mouthpiece, but it's hard ; The 26th Today, the pain seems even worse, but the swelling also seems to have gone down a little .. I guess I'm getting used to this wide face now .. ;; My lips don't close properly, and if I do close them, half my nose gets blocked so I can't breathe .. ;; I'm still getting nosebleeds .. is it just me ㅠㅠ The milk and bananas I was drinking weren't good for my stomach, so I couldn't eat them, and now I'm drinking one black bean soy milk at a time .. On the roof of my mouth it really feels like there's something round there, and if I lightly touch my jawline, a place that feels like the hose part is sticking out ㅠㅠ This got long as I wrote it -ㅁ- ㅋㅋ For those who have had it done, please read this and give me some hope ㅠㅠ It hurts so much ㅠㅠ Looking at the photos, the lip wound is still there ㅠㅠ In real life, the wound looks like it's rotten in color ,, ;;; and the swelling is no joke ㅠㅠ For those who haven't had it done, if your mouth doesn't protrude much, not doing it may be a good option too ..;; Honestly it's hard and expensive ..; really only do it if it seriously affects your life ㅠ It's surprisingly hard and painful ㅠ I didn't know it would hurt this much ㅠㅠ I'm still using ice packs, so if anyone knows a way to make the swelling and pain go away faster, please tell me ㅠㅠ
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