Has anyone ever had their upper maxilla brought forward?

[Guest guest]

Not just the upper teeth but the whole cheek area?

Thanks

[Guest guest]

I am thinking -- and probably you should either ask the surgeon

you're considering, or your orthodontist about this -- that such is

indeed the stuff of Le Forte III, which involves a pretty high cut

through the bone.

I have heard much more, though, about the use of cheek implants.

I believe there is something called the " flat face " syndrome, in

which the middle third of the face is somewhat sunken.

I did not have any of these procedures, and what I post comes from an

often faulty, aging memory.

C.

> Not just the upper teeth but the whole cheek area?

> Thanks

[Guest guest]

I never was clear on which LeForte is which, but I had my maxilla

brought forward somewhere around the middle of the end of my nose.

I'm not sure exactly where the cut was, but on the X-ray it looks

like the plates are about even with the bottom of my nose. Because

my cheekbones and the area just below them was pretty far back to

start with, the surgeon recommended cheek implants so that I did not

have a sunken middle face. I am very happy with the cheek implants,

although they take some getting used to (not having really had any

before). Looking in the mirror, I think I would have looked kind

of " bottom of the face " heavy if I hadn't balanced it out with the

implants. --Amy

> > Not just the upper teeth but the whole cheek area?

> > Thanks