Guest guest Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 Kat: I was originally told that I was going to be banded shut & would need about 2 weeks off of work, but this was when the surgeon was hoping I was going to only need a 1 piece or 2 piece Lefort. Now that I am having a 3 piece, that may be changed. What complictions were you warned about from your surgeon before your surgery? I am kind of curious because my surgeon was originally trying to avoid the 3 piece because it has more risk of complications than the other Lefort 1 procedures. Thanks a bunch for your help!! > > > > > > > > > > Hi All: > > > > > > > > > > I have a question for anyone who has had a Maxillary Lefort > 3 > > > piece > > > > > procedure. My OD presently has springs on my upper teeth > where > > the > > > > > jaw > > > > > is going to be segmented to create space for proper > > segmenting. > > > > Does > > > > > anyone have any idea how big the space has to be? This will > be > > > the > > > > > final step before the surgical wires are put in place. I am > > > hoping > > > > > that at my upcoming appointment on the 21st of this month > with > > my > > > OD > > > > > the space will be wide enough and he will put the surgical > > wires > > > > on. > > > > > The springs have been on for the past 6 weeks. > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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