Hi, I'm 17 and I got my wisdom teeth removed on April 17, 2009. It has been 5 months since my wisdom teeth removal, yet my facial swelling is still present. All 4 of my wisdom teeth were impacted, so it wasn't a easy removal. My surgery went well, but my cheeks got soooo HUGE! WAY bigger than any of my friends swelling after they got their wisdom teeth removed. It took me 2 1/2 weeks to be able to open my mouth enough to eat solid food, and it took until the end of may to be able to open my mouth the whole way like I could before surgery. My face still had a majority of the swelling when i went to NYC (May 1) and for prom (may 11). And by the beginning of June I thought it had all gone away until I was looking at pictures from before my surgery. I continued to compare pictures for the nezt couple of months throughout summer, and my face was still completely different than it was before surgery. My cheeks were still chubby, and when I smile, it looks like cotton balls are in my mouth. My cheeks and chin run together so the bottom part of my face is a fat mess. I used to have defined cheeks and now they are poofy and my dimples are pretty much non existent now. I went back to my oral surgeon and he checked everything out and couldn't figure out what would cause my face to still be swollen. No pain is present, but I can feel heaviness in my cheeks, which i never could before. I have been applying a heat compress and taking ibuprofen, hoping that maybe I am a super super super slow healer or something. Nothing has changed since May, and I'm wondering why my face hasn't gone back to normal like everyone else? Could my swelling have turned into permanent tissue? Has anyone else had this problem? I just want my face to be the way it was before I need to take senior pictures, but I don't want to look like this anymore. Does anyone know what is wrong with me, had the same thing happen to them, or have any advice for me?? I am so hopeless right now.

Thanks