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Great to hear that everything has gone so well for you, Mike - not long now until you can reap the rewards of your treatment.
Sunny - I don't think you should underplay the risks of orthognathic surgery - for example, various studies have shown rates of long-term (1 - 2 years post-op) sensory disturbance following BSSO of anywhere up to 85%. And some patients unfortunately do experience some unpleasant sensations during the course of the nerve healing. And, even though permanent numbness is less common in upper jaw procedures, they come with their own posse of side-effects, including something like a 1% chance of non-union. Of course, I don't mean to be overly dramatic and try to scare people, especially havin emerged unscathed from my own orthognathic surgery, but I just think it's a bit irresponsible to downplay the risks too much. It would not be good to go into somethng like this without a proper appreciation of both teh risks and the benefits.
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