The Natural Bite

Lots of you readers who have jaw surgeries coming up like to ask me, “So, what was the hardest part of all? The surgery was really terrible, right?”
My answer? THE BRACES.
You’re largely not present for the surgery (ok, your body - and jaw - are there, but the part of you that feels pain, fear, [...]

I’ll cut the small talk, and get straight to the pictures.
Remember this photo? The one on the left was taken about two months before my upper jaw surgery, and the one on the right was taken eight days after my surgery.

Now, three months after upper jaw surgery, with almost no visible swelling left, here I [...]

I just got a great question from Lily about getting those pills down when you can’t open your mouth! Ok, this is a very common, and sadly ironic, reality for many jaw / mouth trauma patients. I don’t know magic, but I do know… ice cream!

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A reader named Jen recently asked about changes to my nose after my upper jaw surgery.
Did my nose get wider and flatter? Did anything change with my cheeks?
Well, there are plenty of photos on this site, so taking a look through those will let you form your own opinion. The photo here was taken a [...]

It’s been a full seven weeks since my upper jaw advancement surgery, and I feel as if it’s in the distant past. Maybe it was another life - that’s how it seems.
I went home for the holidays to snowy Seattle. My mom, who hadn’t seen me since my jaw surgery, decided that the top half [...]

My blog posts have been very few and far between these past weeks.
Where have I been, then? Here’s a list:

Working. Work has been somewhat grueling - this is what naturally happens when you combine (1) the end of the year with (2) getting back from being out of the office for four weeks with (3) [...]

I started my jaw surgery journey ready to do everything my doctor ordered and fully optimize my recovery.
As I’ve previously documented, I went the extra distance to research and take a variety of vitamins and supplements, as well as Chinese herbal remedies, to prepare myself for trauma and recovery. I weaned myself from coffee and [...]

Abso-f*ing-lutely!
Ken, your jaw surgery is tomorrow (today?) and I would wish you luck, but you won’t need it
You may feel nervous, but trust yourself and the experts - you are ready.
Six reasons why I don’t regret a thing (and you won’t either):
1. I had a serious need to have my bite problem corrected. Now [...]

Su*Blog, while still cute to people whose names contain the special double “Su,” was not cutting it as a title that got this blog’s meaning across.
Adult braces and jaw surgery of any kind involve months or years of contemplation, lots of cash or credit, a full loving entourage of supporters, and the Web.
The Web, and [...]