I'm having double jaw surgery to correct overbite soon. I'll have the maxilla brought a bit fwd by preop braces and upper jaw surgery consisting of maxillary impaction. I'll also have BSSO and sliding genio. My concern is that my nose is already bulbous and very upturned - is upper jaw surgery going to make it even more so? Is there any way to prevent this from happening? If that does happen, would it be difficult to correct with a rhinoplasty? Thank you!
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You have a good perspective. The idea is do treat the area which is not ideally developed rather than remove teeth to compensate and which will create an unattractive facial look now and as you age. Consult a Maxillofacial surgeon for discussion
Hi Dianna The surgery you are referring to is called a LeFort I osteotomy. In many cases, cutting the osteotomy high in the area of the zygoma (cheekbone), can also help accentuate the cheekbones. If this is not appropriate in your case, freeze-dried cartilage graft can also be used. I...
I would definitely recommend double jaw surgery. Based on the x-ray, the upper jaw is set back in relation to the nose and the cranial base. In addition, any horizontal discrepancies greater than 7-8 mm should be performed in 2 jaws as a general rule of thumb. This is due to long-term statistics...
