Recovery from Bimax isn’t that hard

[Deleted member 2012]

I thought I was going to be on a liquid only diet for 2 months. I thought I would have to mouth breathe for a long time and that I would still be giga swollen by now.

But as it turns out...

From the 4th day on I could already breathe through my nose effortlessly.

I was on a liquid diet for only 10 days.

Day 12 and I’m already eating soft things like lasagna and cake.

Most of the swelling is gone as well, when I put a mask on and go outside no one even notices there’s something different.

I can already talk almost normally too, sleeping is fine as well…

I just can’t do much physical effort yet, my face is still quite swollen, and I can’t open my mouth that wide or chew harder foods.

Oh yeah, also the elastics. I have to wear elastics on my braces whenever I’m not eating or brushing my teeth. They are a pain the ass.

My surgeon said it’s necessary to hold everything in place while the bone is consolidating. Otherwise the body will try to go back to the previous state that it was used to. But I only have to wear these elastics on the first month.

But other than that it’s already pretty normal.

 

[SpearOfOrion]

 

[Deleted member 2012]

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It got much better on the second week than on the first week. The first week was pretty bad. But I thought it was going to stay that way for a month or so. But it didn’t, it already got much better, it’s chill now

 

[Chadlitecel]

happy for your ascension

 

[AlwaysHaveQuestions]

Isn't bimax a jaw surgery? Why do you mouth breath instead of nose breath?

 

[Deleted member 2012]

Isn't bimax a jaw surgery? Why do you mouth breath instead of nose breath?

Because your nose gets stuffy with dried up blood and you can’t blow your nose if you had upper jaw surgery

 

[AlwaysHaveQuestions]

Because your nose gets stuffy with dried up blood and you can’t blow your nose if you had upper jaw surgery

So how do you blow your nose? Sounds awful

 

[Deleted member 2012]

So how do you blow your nose? Sounds awful

You have to wash your face, then slowly and gently pick out your nose with your finger to remove the pieces of dry blood. You can also try to exhale a little bit to help freeing up the airway, but if you do it too strongly it will hurt.

Before that you have to mouth breathe

 

[Deleted member 4671]

Fuck why do I need a bimax