Preparing Yourself Emotionally

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Jaw Augmentation isn't just a physical surgery, it is a very emotional experience which can cause a great impact on your mind, both positively and negatively. Many aspects of surgery can affect your emotions to the point of temporary depression. We will cover these feelings of insecurity and disappointment in the Recovery: What to Expect.

Preparation is an important step because one can set themselves up for depression and shock if they are not fully prepared. Take care to organize and gather your senses and thoughts beforehand. Anesthesia and medications can truly affect your outlook so please know this beforehand. Relaxation can decrease your recovery time and help things progress more easily.


Of course you will have your pre-operative jitters so just try to relax and truly if you trust, and I know this is the difficult part, if you trust the surgeon performing your surgery and let him do his job, everything will go along more smoothly. Getting worked up about your surgery to a point of fright can lead to severe nervous tension which interferes with the healing process.