Stitches out - results time
Time for those pristine after photos. Remember what this looked like through the healing phase (if you were brave enough to look at those pics). It was puffy, red, sore, weird white bits, general horribleness. And it turned out like this.
The photo was taken about 1 month post-op.
I still have recession on the front lower teeth, but that's OK. The surgeon told me that I could not expect tooth coverage here because of the lack of bone support.
There was some notching on my front left tooth (right on the picture) from where the stiches were pressing down on the gum tissue while healing and left some sharp edges. The surgeon tells me this will smooth out over time and the gum should also creep down the tooth.
The photo was taken about 1 month post-op.
I still have recession on the front lower teeth, but that's OK. The surgeon told me that I could not expect tooth coverage here because of the lack of bone support.
There was some notching on my front left tooth (right on the picture) from where the stiches were pressing down on the gum tissue while healing and left some sharp edges. The surgeon tells me this will smooth out over time and the gum should also creep down the tooth.
Update: In 2019, it's still holding up well. The notching on my front left tooth has completely smoothed out - this took about 6 months.
Miss G, I found your blog while trying to find pictures during healing. I had a connective tissue graft using alloderm with tunneling (my gums were lifted and the alloderm was placed under my tissue). I am day at 4 days post op. Your blog helped tremendously.Thank you for posting and sharing your experiences!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for taking the time to let me know you found it helpful, it's great to hear! Best of luck with your recovery
DeleteMiss G, thank you for your blog. I found it a couple of days before my gum graft. I had tissue taken from my pallet and grafted onto my 2 front bottom teeth. I am on day 2 post op and taking your advice not to look even though I am very tempted. It was great to read a very practical day by day account what to expect and what to do/not to do. opposed to some of the horror stories out there. Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the time to let me know, I appreciate it! Wishing you a speedy recovery x
DeleteMiss G, thank you for your blog! I was wondering who your surgeon was and where she is located?
ReplyDeleteYou're most welcome! I went to see Dr Casanova at LPID in London
DeleteThank you :)
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