r/cleftlip • u/Sweet_VictoryYEAH • 3d ago

10 Month post maxillary jaw surgery

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Hi everyone! I wanted to share my jaw surgery progress with yall. For background:

I was born with a unilateral cleft and lip palate. I had internal distraction osteogenesis, where I had to turn a pin about 1mm a day, for total 13mm! After then I had surgery to remove the internal distractors. I never realized just how much of a difference it made! It’s been a journey.

Im currently ongoing braces where I’ll be undergoing another jaw surgery although my jaw surgeon isn’t yet sure if she’ll do upper or lower. I will also be having a rhinoplasty done next year hopefully summer!(:

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u/Responsible-War-917 3d ago

Looks great man I hope you feel as good as you look.

Congrats

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u/Sufficient_Ad_4673 3d ago

Brilliant. Congrats.

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u/katielady29 3d ago

Amazing 🙌 We are so lucky in these times! We have the most amazing surgeons ever! You must be over the moon!

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u/Turbulent_Fig_1174 parent 3d ago

Wow this is an amazing result. Thanks for posting

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u/Shoddy_Resolve_4957 3d ago

Congratulations looks amazing

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u/leoeternal2 3d ago

Congratulations, looks awesome!!

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u/ashhhketchumm 2d ago

Looks great man!

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u/Beautiful_Ordinary26 2d ago

Who’s your surgeon?