Does anybody know what the plastic cage-like appliance is (glued?) to the uppermost part of my cheeks could be?
Surgery was SEP 1, 2022.
It is disintegrating, coming apart, but still glued.
Thanks
Rapunzel 99
Oct 09, 2022 5:53 pm
AlexT
Oct 09, 2022 6:44 pm
Not exactly. I had dissolvable stitches and they gradually fell apart along with the big scab where the wound healed.
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AlexT
Oct 09, 2022 7:28 pm
No idea what the cage-like things are unless it's something to hold your cheeks together while the wound heals. Mine felt like a rope back there until the scab gradually fell apart.
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Oct 11, 2022 9:01 pm
I am now very curious to know what is the 'plastic cage-like appliance' you speak of?