I had orthodontic treatment for a long time when I was young because of malocclusion and an underbite. It improved quite a bit compared to before, but in the end it still could not be corrected to a normal bite where the upper teeth cover the lower teeth, and I was told that if I wanted to improve further, I would need double jaw surgery. Even now, of course, but back then double jaw surgery was an expensive burden and also very scary for me as a student and for my parents, so I decided I would just have to live like this. But as I gradually became more interested in makeup and started taking photos often, I found myself looking at my face more and more. That made my flat face from the side, the asymmetrical face caused by not having a proper bite, and the slight underbite... all become my own complexes. From that point on, I started thinking about double jaw surgery again, and in the end I gathered the courage to get a consultation before it got any later. After searching in various ways, 'Wai Oral Surgery' stood out the most, and after consulting with the director and the manager... hearing the detailed explanation, the fact that they do the surgery once a day, and seeing how confident they were, I immediately thought, 'I have to do it here,' so I didn’t go to any other hospital and booked right away. Fortunately the timing worked out, so that same day I had the wafer mold taken, photos taken, went to internal medicine, and even had blood tests done before going home.
<Before surgery> I fasted, looked for lots of reviews, and prepared in advance the things I would need, like sauce containers, extra underwear, cotton swabs, an iPad, wet tissues, lip balm, a standing mirror, and so on, then went to sleep.
<On the day of surgery> I arrived at the hospital at 9:40, changed into a patient gown, met the director and the manager, rinsed my mouth, mentally prepared myself, and went into the operating room. I went in with a nervous heart, but after being told, 'Take a deep breath,' I fainted, and when I opened my eyes I was in the hospital room. My surgery started after 10 o’clock and was finished quickly before 2 o’clock. After the surgery, I breathed very hard to get the anesthetic gas out. In other people’s reviews, they said the anesthetic gas made them extremely sleepy, but strangely I wasn’t sleepy at all. I guess it varies from person to person. Instead, because I had the surgery with IVRO, my mouth was tied shut, so breathing was extremely difficult. As soon as I woke up, I was breathing only through my nose, but at some point it got completely blocked and I felt like I was going to die... I should have practiced breathing through my mouth beforehand, between the teeth... Still, the nurse comforted me and told me to breathe slowly through my mouth, so I was able to calm down again. And because I had to sit in the same position on the bed all day, my body was uncomfortable and my legs hurt a lot, but my mom, who came as my guardian, kept talking to me and massaging my legs, so it was very comfortable and I was really grateful. (I thought people who come without a guardian are amazing...) The director and the manager also stopped by before leaving work and told me, 'Tomorrow will feel better, so just hold on a little,' so I trusted them and held out. During the night I barely slept and focused only on breathing through my mouth, not through my nose. I was so bored and just waited for the day to pass quickly. (Because I couldn’t move, the nurse came often to change my ice pack, check the urine container, and take very good care of me.)
<Second day> I spent the day with my eyes open... In the morning they removed the catheter, and after the director came to work, he checked my condition and removed the drainage tube. Neither removal hurt! Now I could go to the bathroom by myself, and since they said I should walk a lot, I wandered around the hospital all over the place. I had been sitting the whole time yesterday so I felt cramped and my butt and legs hurt, but once I walked and moved around a bit, I felt so much better! The nurse gave me two New Care drinks and told me to drink them, but I just couldn’t get them down, so I only had a little and brought the rest home. T_T And on the second day as well, I still couldn’t really sleep, and I kept waiting for morning to come, just waiting for the time to be discharged.
<Third day, discharge day> Since discharge day was Sunday, I had already bought my prescribed medicine in advance on the day of surgery. In the morning I had the IV removed, got the swelling laser treatment, packed my things, then met the director one last time, talked with him, and was discharged! As soon as I got home I took my medicine, rinsed my mouth, and sat on the sofa while 계속 doing the pulling support and cold compresses. My face was extremely swollen. And compared to when I was in the hospital, I started sleeping little by little, and even while sleeping at night I had to keep up the cold compresses, so I kept waking up and replacing them.
<Day 4 to Day 6> The swelling peaked and yellow bruising started to appear. (Personally, I started warm compresses from day 6.) And after the tube in my nose was removed at the hospital, my nose wasn’t blocked, but a runny nose started flowing nonstop, so when sleeping and when walking, I absolutely had to stick the gauze the hospital gave me to my nose and live like that. (They say it can keep running for up to a month.) After the surgery my nose was lifted up like a pig nose? so it’s a little annoying, but I decided to accept the side effects too... and I’m waiting, hoping that maybe once the philtrum swelling goes down it might go back Because my mouth was tied shut, while I was at home I only ate things I could drink, like New Care, pumpkin juice, and Bifidus. It was hard to wash my hair myself, so I went to a hair salon to have it washed, and I still didn’t lie down to sleep; I slept sitting on the sofa.
<Week 1> I arrived at the hospital, got the swelling laser treatment, and the director checked my condition and disinfected the suture area. Even the brief disinfection stung a little, so I teared up a bit, but by the time it was all done I had calmed down again. Anyway, the surgery went well, and I was told to keep up with mouth rinsing or Waterpik diligently, then went home.
<Week 2> I had seen in many reviews that removing the stitches stings a lot, so I went in scared. As before, I got the swelling laser treatment and went into the exam room for the director to remove the stitches. The director told me in advance that it would hurt, so I lay down holding both hands tightly together. But unexpectedly, rather than the stitch removal itself hurting, I think what hurt more was the pulling on my mouth... so I teared up again... (As soon as it was over and I got up, I wiped my tears first...) Still, it wasn’t as painful as I had worried, so that was a relief! And from that day on, I was told that I could put the wafer in and take it out, and that I could also brush my teeth, and they taught me how to put on the rubber bands. The left side was easy, but the lower right side was difficult because the screw was digging into my gum like it was embedded too deeply into the flesh... After struggling for quite a while, I got help from the nurse, put it on, and went home. After getting home and resting a bit, I felt so gross about not being able to brush for two weeks that I immediately removed the rubber bands, took out the wafer, and brushed my teeth. So refreshing. But because my mouth was still swollen? it bleeds and hurts every time I brush... Still, I’m holding on with the thought that being able to brush at all is already a blessing. Oh, and from that day on I started eating ice cream, castella with milk, and yogurt, and it felt like a lifesaver!!
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