Today I visited an oral surgeon to discuss treatment plans and to give him my records.
Overview of visit:
paperwork
-sat in dentist chair --going to get well acquainted with those, eh?
-waited
-met dr.p ...almost as good as dr. pepper. haha. he is quite attractive. [it appears as though no one explicitly states their doctor's name online. so i guess i'll follow suit. if you want to know, just ask. he's located in southwestern va. says he done countless numbers of orthagnathic surgery cases, which makes me feel a bit more comfortable. in fact, he's performing surgery on two people tomorrow!]
- was examined by dr. p... he made some judgements. told me what about my facial appearance will change. i should have more definition in my cheek bones and my nose will pop up a bit- and, of course, the chin will no longer be the most noticeable, prominent aspect of my face. apparently, i currently have masculine facial features. according to him, im attractive but he will enhance that while correcting my terrible bite. let's hope so!! I'm mostly focused on fixing my bite. I can only chew on one side but I'd greatly appreciate not having my face/appearance messed up while doing so.
-watched an old video about orthagnathic surgery.
-My mom and I asked dr. p more questions. He reminded us that this particular treatment will be long and we must be committed. He told us not to worry so much about the details of surgery now, for we will probably forget them well before my surgery anyways.
-Unfortunately, he thinks I will need both upper and lower jaw surgery. :( i was hoping i'd only need lower. upper sounds super scary. i'm not too fond of them getting so close to my nasal area....but if it must be done..*sigh*
As of now, it looks as though I will get braces around winter break/December. In other words, we're in no hurry and I can enter my first semester in college as normal. thank goodness! ...wisdom teeth will [possibly] be removed next summer; it depends on how fast my teeth move. i have an impacted top canine that needs more room to come down. ...the date of surgery also depends on the speed of my orthodontic work. needless to say, my teeth are pretty messed up; lots of crowding and "impact-ion." in other words, this will probably take a long time- maybe 24 to 30 months.
Still thinking positively. Keeping my eye on the end result! Hopefully, it will all be worth it! no pain, no gain, right?
Only two more weeks until I start college!! So excited!! =)
