RE: Re: One more thing on fixation

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Cammie,

I didn't see your pictures listed under " Cammie. " Would you please point me

in the right direction?

Thanks.

Diane

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From: ceast36532 [mailto:no_reply ]

Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 5:57 PM

To: orthognathicsurgerysupport

Subject: Re: One more thing on fixation

And correct me if I'm wrong, Bob, or anybody else -- but I think

that there are some cuts that require the wiring. One, I believe, is

a particular vertical cut for lower jaw work. I think it's farther

back, and doesn't involve that canal that holds the alveolar nerve

as much, which is why some surgeons prefer it -- they believe it

less likely to cause long-term (or even short-term, I suppose)

numbness.

And I'd also think it makes a heckuva lot of difference whether

you're advancing a jaw by 5 mm (as mine was) or 20, as some have

needed.

That said, I can tell you that my amazing surgeon did the BSSO on

me, screwed my jaws in place, and left me with no numbness, no

problems, no wires -- but a danged splint wired into my upper brace

for 7 long weeks.

And what you said, Bob, about the movement of the jaws trying the

screws' endurance, makes sense. THAT's probably why he kept saying

to me: " You like to talk, A LOT! DON'T TALK!!! "

Cammie