Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Just information to all those getting the Leforte or upper jaw procedure. Be sure to consult with your physician on all the complications this can cause with your nose and sinuses. I am now 5 months post-op and have been complaining about a nasally speech that my doc and others had no answers for. Well I finally went to an ENT who found the problem. Apparently, there is a hole in my septum that is causing this. I will be having that repaired along with a very deviated septum all a direct result of the Leforte procedure. It has affected my appearance, voice and breathing. Not to scare anyone from having this procedure, but everyone needs to know all the possible outcomes. Maybe it was a rare problem for me, but I wish I had known this could happen. If your doc sugar coats the answer, then get a second opinion. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 I'm having upper very soon. I actually had the deviated septum surgery last summer, before I was considering orthognathic surgery. Did you have your upper jaw moved down or up? I think if it is moved up, then there is more chance of deviation of the septum. This is due to the fact that the distance has been shortened, so there may be some excess tissue. I really hope I do not have to redo my septoplasty. > > > Just information to all those getting the Leforte or upper jaw > procedure. Be sure to consult with your physician on all the > complications this can cause with your nose and sinuses. > > I am now 5 months post-op and have been complaining about a nasally > speech that my doc and others had no answers for. Well I finally went > to an ENT who found the problem. Apparently, there is a hole in my > septum that is causing this. I will be having that repaired along > with a very deviated septum all a direct result of the Leforte > procedure. It has affected my appearance, voice and breathing. > > Not to scare anyone from having this procedure, but everyone needs to > know all the possible outcomes. Maybe it was a rare problem for me, > but I wish I had known this could happen. If your doc sugar coats > the answer, then get a second opinion. > > > Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2004 Report Share Posted April 28, 2004 Mine was acutally leveled or moved up on one side. My septum is only deviated in the front, so as you mention there was probably excess tissue where they did not take enough off. Good luck with yours and perhaps it does not need to be moved as much as mine. I will be pleased with the overall results once my nose is back to normal. Mark > > > > > > Just information to all those getting the Leforte or upper jaw > > procedure. Be sure to consult with your physician on all the > > complications this can cause with your nose and sinuses. > > > > I am now 5 months post-op and have been complaining about a nasally > > speech that my doc and others had no answers for. Well I finally went > > to an ENT who found the problem. Apparently, there is a hole in my > > septum that is causing this. I will be having that repaired along > > with a very deviated septum all a direct result of the Leforte > > procedure. It has affected my appearance, voice and breathing. > > > > Not to scare anyone from having this procedure, but everyone needs to > > know all the possible outcomes. Maybe it was a rare problem for me, > > but I wish I had known this could happen. If your doc sugar coats > > the answer, then get a second opinion. > > > > > > Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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