Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Here's something I found on the internet about the probability of permanent numbness for the " saggital split " procedure vs. the " vertical oblique " procedure. I personally would prefer to be wired for 6 weeks if it means decreasing the chance of permanent numbness, which seems to be a common side-effect of jaw surgery. I'd be interested what people think about this, those who are considering as well as those who have already had it. " The most common operation to advance or set back the jaw is called a saggital split osteotomy. This type of surgery allows for the placement of bone screws or plates, and the patient, therefore, does not have to have his or her jaws wired together at the end of the procedure... Another operation to set the jaw back does not allow for screw placement. Thus, the teeth must be wired together for at least six weeks following surgery. This is called a vertical oblique osteotomy, and the cut is on the back part of the mandible (lower jaw) in the vertical region called the ramus. In this case, there are no incisions on the outside of the face because screws and plates are not used. The vertical oblique osteotomy seems to remain more stable over time with less chance of relapse (a return to the jaw's original position) and carries less chance of numbness of the lower lip following surgery compared to the saggital split procedure. " http://www.parkmeadowscosmeticsurgery.com/pdfs/OrthognathicSurgery.pd f Thanks! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 The hard part might be finding a surgeon who will do it. Jay > Here's something I found on the internet about the probability of > permanent numbness for the " saggital split " procedure vs. > the " vertical oblique " procedure. I personally would prefer to be > wired for 6 weeks if it means decreasing the chance of permanent > numbness, which seems to be a common side-effect of jaw surgery. > I'd be interested what people think about this, those who are > considering as well as those who have already had it. > > " The most common operation to advance or set back the jaw is called > a saggital split osteotomy. This type of surgery allows for the > placement of bone screws or plates, and the patient, therefore, does > not have to have his or her jaws wired together at the end of the > procedure... Another operation to set the jaw back does not allow > for screw placement. Thus, the teeth must be wired together for at > least six weeks following surgery. This is called a vertical oblique > osteotomy, and the cut is on the back part of the mandible (lower > jaw) in the vertical region called the ramus. In this case, there > are no incisions on the outside of the face because screws and > plates are not used. The vertical oblique osteotomy seems to remain > more stable over time with less chance of relapse (a return to the > jaw's original position) and carries less chance of numbness of the > lower lip following surgery compared to the saggital split > procedure. " > > http://www.parkmeadowscosmeticsurgery.com/pdfs/OrthognathicSurgery.pd > f > > Thanks! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 Why do you say that? Just because it's old school? > > Here's something I found on the internet about the probability of > > permanent numbness for the " saggital split " procedure vs. > > the " vertical oblique " procedure. I personally would prefer to be > > wired for 6 weeks if it means decreasing the chance of permanent > > numbness, which seems to be a common side-effect of jaw surgery. > > I'd be interested what people think about this, those who are > > considering as well as those who have already had it. > > > > " The most common operation to advance or set back the jaw is > called > > a saggital split osteotomy. This type of surgery allows for the > > placement of bone screws or plates, and the patient, therefore, > does > > not have to have his or her jaws wired together at the end of the > > procedure... Another operation to set the jaw back does not allow > > for screw placement. Thus, the teeth must be wired together for at > > least six weeks following surgery. This is called a vertical > oblique > > osteotomy, and the cut is on the back part of the mandible (lower > > jaw) in the vertical region called the ramus. In this case, there > > are no incisions on the outside of the face because screws and > > plates are not used. The vertical oblique osteotomy seems to > remain > > more stable over time with less chance of relapse (a return to the > > jaw's original position) and carries less chance of numbness of > the > > lower lip following surgery compared to the saggital split > > procedure. " > > > > > http://www.parkmeadowscosmeticsurgery.com/pdfs/OrthognathicSurgery.pd > > f > > > > Thanks! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 It has nothing to do with 'old school'. It's just from what I've read, the BSSO is the most common procedure. I could be wrong but I don't think it's the type of thing you can request from a surgeon, like ordering your eggs " over easy " instead of " scrambled. " Therefore you'd have to find a surgeon who really believes in that method, and I'm just saying, there might not be that many out there. Who knows. Anyway I would also be interested in hearing from someone who had that done. Good luck, Jay > > > Here's something I found on the internet about the probability > of > > > permanent numbness for the " saggital split " procedure vs. > > > the " vertical oblique " procedure. I personally would prefer to > be > > > wired for 6 weeks if it means decreasing the chance of permanent > > > numbness, which seems to be a common side-effect of jaw > surgery. > > > I'd be interested what people think about this, those who are > > > considering as well as those who have already had it. > > > > > > " The most common operation to advance or set back the jaw is > > called > > > a saggital split osteotomy. This type of surgery allows for the > > > placement of bone screws or plates, and the patient, therefore, > > does > > > not have to have his or her jaws wired together at the end of > the > > > procedure... Another operation to set the jaw back does not > allow > > > for screw placement. Thus, the teeth must be wired together for > at > > > least six weeks following surgery. This is called a vertical > > oblique > > > osteotomy, and the cut is on the back part of the mandible > (lower > > > jaw) in the vertical region called the ramus. In this case, > there > > > are no incisions on the outside of the face because screws and > > > plates are not used. The vertical oblique osteotomy seems to > > remain > > > more stable over time with less chance of relapse (a return to > the > > > jaw's original position) and carries less chance of numbness of > > the > > > lower lip following surgery compared to the saggital split > > > procedure. " > > > > > > > > > http://www.parkmeadowscosmeticsurgery.com/pdfs/OrthognathicSurgery.pd > > > f > > > > > > Thanks! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 I had the " old school " procedure 2 months agao and was wired/banded shut for 7 weeks with no screws/plates....and I still have numbness. Hopefully it will go away, but both procedures have risk of numbness. jayhb2004 no_reply > wrote:It has nothing to do with 'old school'. It's just from what I've read, the BSSO is the most common procedure. I could be wrong but I don't think it's the type of thing you can request from a surgeon, like ordering your eggs " over easy " instead of " scrambled. " Therefore you'd have to find a surgeon who really believes in that method, and I'm just saying, there might not be that many out there. Who knows. Anyway I would also be interested in hearing from someone who had that done. Good luck, Jay > > > Here's something I found on the internet about the probability > of > > > permanent numbness for the " saggital split " procedure vs. > > > the " vertical oblique " procedure. I personally would prefer to > be > > > wired for 6 weeks if it means decreasing the chance of permanent > > > numbness, which seems to be a common side-effect of jaw > surgery. > > > I'd be interested what people think about this, those who are > > > considering as well as those who have already had it. > > > > > > " The most common operation to advance or set back the jaw is > > called > > > a saggital split osteotomy. This type of surgery allows for the > > > placement of bone screws or plates, and the patient, therefore, > > does > > > not have to have his or her jaws wired together at the end of > the > > > procedure... Another operation to set the jaw back does not > allow > > > for screw placement. Thus, the teeth must be wired together for > at > > > least six weeks following surgery. This is called a vertical > > oblique > > > osteotomy, and the cut is on the back part of the mandible > (lower > > > jaw) in the vertical region called the ramus. In this case, > there > > > are no incisions on the outside of the face because screws and > > > plates are not used. The vertical oblique osteotomy seems to > > remain > > > more stable over time with less chance of relapse (a return to > the > > > jaw's original position) and carries less chance of numbness of > > the > > > lower lip following surgery compared to the saggital split > > > procedure. " > > > > > > > > > http://www.parkmeadowscosmeticsurgery.com/pdfs/OrthognathicSurgery.pd > > > f > > > > > > Thanks! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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