THE FACE · PATIENT TALKS ARCHIVE · SINCE 2021
Current patient updates, real recovery, and a record that keeps growing.
Explore 14 THE FACE jaw-surgery TALKS since 2021, including double-jaw recovery, dated patient photos, difficult moments, and current treatment details.
14 posts, not 14 patients. Eleven explicitly describe double-jaw surgery; three earlier posts describe lower-jaw surgery. The 2021 starting point remains in the year-by-year archive below.
CURRENT THE FACE OFFER · ONGOINGDouble Jaw Surgery by Dr. Lee Joong Kyu₩10,000,000 listed surgery price · VAT, required 3D design/wafer and medicines extra↗
THE CLINIC, IN PATIENTS' WORDS
Is THE FACE a clinic worth considering for jaw surgery? The TALKS do not give one verdict. They do show what patients valued in the consultation and follow-up—and what remained difficult after surgery.
SelinaAug 14, 2024 · double-jaw surgery“really professional and patient”
She valued Dr. Lee's detailed answers and the team's support. The same TALKS describes severe pain on the first day, breathing difficulty and swelling.
Read Selina's full TALKS ↗HannaAug 5, 2024 · about 8 months“informative, supportive, and always available”
She liked the change in facial balance and smile, and praised the clinic's follow-up. She also said chewing and sensation were still adapting.
Read Hanna's full TALKS ↗What felt encouragingPatients described clear explanations, attentive follow-up and changes they liked in balance or daily function.
What stayed difficultThese same records include painful first days, prolonged swelling, bite or sensation concerns and, in one case, a return to the clinic for a small restitching procedure.
These are dated patient accounts, not a clinic success rate. The operation named in each TALKS matters: lower-jaw surgery, double-jaw surgery and combined facial-contouring procedures are kept distinct. See how recovery unfolded ↓
FROM PLANNING TO LATER CHAPTERS
The stages below describe time after surgery, not the posting date. Open a stage to see original TALKS, photo where available, what felt positive and what felt difficult. Read the operation label before comparing.
The first 2021 writer prepared for lower-jaw and contouring surgery. Hoang's bite concern led to a lower-jaw plan; Hanna and Jojo describe tests and impressions before double-jaw surgery. These are different operations and different conversations.
AAM community memberJan 15, 2021 · 16 days after reported surgery41 commentsAfter a reported Dec 30, 2020 operation, the writer described planning, an overnight stay, early swelling and chin numbness. The original TALKS includes a labelled before/day-one/later photo collage.
HoangAug 8, 2022 · Consultation to early recoveryTALKSHoang described a bite problem, consultation, simulation and the first weeks after lower-jaw surgery—not double-jaw surgery.
delayJul 18, 2024 · Before surgery5 commentsThis post records an appointment and expectations before surgery. It should not be presented as an outcome.
Open the original TALKS ↗The planning simulation is a discussion tool, not a forecast of an exact appearance.
DOCTOR'S NOTE · MEDICALLY REVIEWEDDr. Lee Joong Kyu · THE FACEView clinic ↗A 3D simulation can help discuss the planned jaw position before surgery. It is a planning aid, not a promise of the final appearance. Whether jaw surgery and genioplasty should be combined depends on the individual's diagnosis.
▶THE FACE · 3D planning videoOpen official video ↗Medical explanation reviewed by Dr. Lee Joong Kyu of THE FACE Dental Clinic.
DOCTOR'S NOTE · MEDICALLY REVIEWEDDr. Lee Joong Kyu · THE FACEView clinic ↗The surgical plan uses 3D CT and computer simulation. A computer-designed wafer and patient-specific plates may be part of that plan. The actual tools and costs need confirmation for each patient.
▶THE FACE · 3D CT and wafer videoOpen official video ↗Medical explanation reviewed by Dr. Lee Joong Kyu of THE FACE Dental Clinic.
Tia and Selina both wrote later about a difficult first day. Neither post is a surgery-day diary, and Tia's operation included additional V-line and cheekbone work.
TiaAug 1, 2023 · Around 2 weeks33 commentsTia recalled considerable pain and difficulty breathing after waking. She felt more comfortable by the third day.
SelinaAug 14, 2024 · Around 1–2 weeks32 commentsSelina recalled pain and breathing difficulty on day one, followed by more comfortable speaking and soft foods while swelling remained.
These accounts are individual experiences, not a standard timetable for pain or breathing.
Hanna described a gradual move from liquids to soft foods, plus an individual complication that brought her back to the clinic. The first 2021 writer reported swelling and chin numbness 16 days after the stated surgery date.
HannaJan 13, 2024 · Around 1 month33 commentsHanna described liquid nutrition, a move toward soft food and a clinic visit for restitching after water came through the nose while gargling.
AAM community memberJan 15, 2021 · 16 days after reported surgery41 commentsAfter a reported Dec 30, 2020 operation, the writer described planning, an overnight stay, early swelling and chin numbness. The original TALKS includes a labelled before/day-one/later photo collage.
Hanna's restitching visit is not a routine recovery milestone.
Hoang could eat more foods at 12 weeks after lower-jaw surgery but still had chewing fatigue. Selina saw easier daily activity at two months. Jojo liked the changed profile yet was worried about the nose, bite, smile and swelling at about 2½ months.
HoangOct 20, 2022 · About 12 weeks3 commentsSensation and the range of food improved, while chewing fatigue, wafer use and orthodontic plans remained.
SelinaOct 12, 2024 · About 2 months20 commentsLess swelling, easier activity and better jaw opening came with lingering food, incision and sensation concerns.
JojoJul 28, 2026 · About 2½ months9 commentsJojo liked the profile and chin projection, yet worried about the nose, bite, gummy smile and swelling. A later assessment was planned; no later result is in this archive.
HannaMar 17, 2024 · About 3 months34 commentsA short dated update: the jowl area still looked swollen to Hanna, though considerably improved.
Jojo's planned later assessment is not a reported resolution. This remains a dated concern, not a final outcome.
Tia returned at five months with continued swelling, speech and smile worries. At eight months Hanna described satisfaction with balance and smile, while chewing and sensation were still adapting.
TiaDec 3, 2023 · About 5 months20 commentsTia could see a change, but continued swelling around the mouth and cheeks, speech and smile concerns were emotionally difficult.
HannaAug 5, 2024 · About 8 months42 commentsHanna liked the symmetry and smile, while describing continued adjustments in chewing and sensation.
A later photograph does not make two patients' surgery combinations or recovery paths equivalent.
Hanna's 2026 post looks back more than two years and may revisit her earlier case. The 2025 delay post is too brief to serve as a detailed recovery timeline.
HannaJan 12, 2026 · 2+ year retrospective34 commentsSatisfied with the change, with slightly reduced sensation still mentioned. Text and photos appear to overlap an earlier Hanna post; identity matching remains open.
delayApr 18, 2025 · Brief retrospective9 commentsA brief retrospective about jaw movement and support. Its author identity is not verified against the 2024 consultation post of the same display name.
Open the original TALKS ↗The 2026 post is one new TALKS post—not a confirmed new 2026 operation.
NEWEST FIRST · DATED SOURCE RECORDS
This is where the archive keeps accumulating. Open a year for every included TALKS post and the actual photo where one has been matched. A newer post is not automatically a newer surgery.
One is Jojo's roughly 2½-month account; one is Hanna's retrospective of surgery more than two years earlier. New first-hand follow-ups would add more than a larger photo total.
JojoJul 28, 2026 · About 2½ months9 commentsJojo liked the profile and chin projection, yet worried about the nose, bite, gummy smile and swelling. A later assessment was planned; no later result is in this archive.
Open the original TALKS ↗HannaJan 12, 2026 · 2+ year retrospective34 commentsSatisfied with the change, with slightly reduced sensation still mentioned. Text and photos appear to overlap an earlier Hanna post; identity matching remains open.
Open the original TALKS ↗SelinaOct 12, 2024 · About 2 months20 commentsLess swelling, easier activity and better jaw opening came with lingering food, incision and sensation concerns.
Open the original TALKS ↗SelinaAug 14, 2024 · Around 1–2 weeks32 commentsSelina recalled pain and breathing difficulty on day one, followed by more comfortable speaking and soft foods while swelling remained.
Open the original TALKS ↗HannaAug 5, 2024 · About 8 months42 commentsHanna liked the symmetry and smile, while describing continued adjustments in chewing and sensation.
Open the original TALKS ↗delayJul 18, 2024 · Before surgery5 commentsThis post records an appointment and expectations before surgery. It should not be presented as an outcome.
Open the original TALKS ↗HannaMar 17, 2024 · About 3 months34 commentsA short dated update: the jowl area still looked swollen to Hanna, though considerably improved.
Open the original TALKS ↗HannaJan 13, 2024 · Around 1 month33 commentsHanna described liquid nutrition, a move toward soft food and a clinic visit for restitching after water came through the nose while gargling.
Open the original TALKS ↗TiaDec 3, 2023 · About 5 months20 commentsTia could see a change, but continued swelling around the mouth and cheeks, speech and smile concerns were emotionally difficult.
Open the original TALKS ↗TiaAug 1, 2023 · Around 2 weeks33 commentsTia recalled considerable pain and difficulty breathing after waking. She felt more comfortable by the third day.
Open the original TALKS ↗HoangOct 20, 2022 · About 12 weeks3 commentsSensation and the range of food improved, while chewing fatigue, wafer use and orthodontic plans remained.
Open the original TALKS ↗HoangAug 8, 2022 · Consultation to early recoveryTALKSHoang described a bite problem, consultation, simulation and the first weeks after lower-jaw surgery—not double-jaw surgery.
Open the original TALKS ↗SAME VOICE · MORE THAN ONE MOMENT
Two dated posts can disagree without either one being wrong. Expand a writer to follow their own chapters instead of comparing them with a stranger's final image.
From a painful first day and soft-food progress to easier jaw opening and daily activity—with remaining sensation concerns.
A more hopeful early post is followed by prolonged swelling and concerns about speech and smile. Keep both chapters together.
An early clinic revisit, improving swelling, later satisfaction and some remaining sensation change. The 2026 identity overlap still needs verification.
Two lower-jaw surgery TALKS appear connected, but the account identifiers differ. Shown as likely connected, not a verified single patient.
One post begins the archive; one leaves important questions open. Neither is given an invented next chapter.
CURRENT THE FACE PROMOTIONS
The archive preserves what patients wrote then. Price and eligibility belong to the current promotion page, not an older patient's quote.
CONNECTED TO THIS ARCHIVE · ONGOINGListed surgery price. The current page says these additional items must be checked in the full quote:
We selected 14 dated TALKS posts, read each writer's procedure name and recovery timing, checked available original photos and looked for later posts that might continue the same account. Fourteen posts do not mean 14 unique patients or 14 identical operations. We keep lower-jaw surgery separate from double-jaw surgery and do not turn a planned follow-up into a reported result.
The 2021 TALKS is an example: six images are embedded in its original rich-text post. We matched them to that post, use the patient's labelled photo collage in its 2021 card, and exclude one contact-detail image from this article. A post date is not automatically the capture date of every photo. Where an account match or outcome remains uncertain, the uncertainty stays visible.
