Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 Hi I know what you mean, all these big words. For an explanation of the ones that are related to jaw surgery check out: http://www.oc- j.com/june00/presurg.htm You'll find an explanation of what a Le Forte is. The name actually comes from, if I'm not mistaken, either the first doctor who tried the procedure or the first patient, whom I believe was in the army believe it or not. There are actually a lot of useful links for research saved under LINKS on this site. As for septoplasty and turbinectomy. Well septoplasty comes from SEPTUM which is the part that divides your two nostrils put VERY simply. Sometimes a person can have a deviated septum so one nostril has less of an airway to breath through. A septoplasty can correct this by straightening it. Turbinectomy refers to the turbinates, also part of your nose. They are what sort of traps the air we breathe in and more or less filters it through so that we don't get too much air all at once. Sometimes people can have larger than necessary turbinates making breathing harder. Turbinectomy usually involves zapping the turbinates with a laser to shrink them. I think some people also get them removed all together. Anyway, that's enough from me. I'm no med student either so if any one has a more accurate way of describing the above please chime in! Sara > Hey ya'll I told myself i wasn't gonna ask the stupid question but I > am. WHAT DO ALL THESE BIG WORDS MEAN??? I know im not the only one > that doesn't understand so those of you who do know, please enlighten > the rest of us. I mean really .....septoplasty, turbindectimy, Lefort > I......I'm not the one who went to med school. (but i sure hope my doc > did) LOL!!! Well if anybody can give me a brief description on what > all these words mean i would really appreciate it. THANX ~**~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 Hey, Sara, great definitions! Hope you're feeling better!// Hi, . I was doing a web search a while back and found a " Glossary of Orthognathic Terms " on the following website: http://www.5starhealth.com/dentistry/orthognathic/glossary.htm .It doesn't contain the words septoplasty and turbinectomy, but it lists words/phrases such as LeFort I Osteotomy,Sagittal Split Osteotomy, and Surgical Splint, to name a few. It's also a good idea to print off a copy of it for future use - it's fourteen pages long. Hope this helps you , and anyone else too. / Diane - > > Hey ya'll I told myself i wasn't gonna ask the stupid question but I > > am. WHAT DO ALL THESE BIG WORDS MEAN??? I know im not the only one > > that doesn't understand so those of you who do know, please enlighten > > the rest of us. I mean really .....septoplasty, turbindectimy, > Lefort > > I......I'm not the one who went to med school. (but i sure hope my > doc > > did) LOL!!! Well if anybody can give me a brief description on what > > all these words mean i would really appreciate it. THANX ~**~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 10, 2005 Report Share Posted June 10, 2005 , septoplasty: surgery to repair a deviated septum. The septum is the cartilage that seperates your nostrils. turbindectimy: surgery to remove tissue form the turbinates in your nose. From what I've been able to gather from my doctor, the turbinates are structures that swell whenever a person has an allergic reaction. They are the structures that swell causing a person to feel congested. They should be the thickness of toothpicks. Mine are like little sausages sitting up there in my nasal cavity so they are going to " thin' out some of the internal membranes. This has nothing to do with jaw surgery...I just happen to be having these procedures at the same time as my upper jaw advancement. AS for the Lefort I you'll have to get that answer from someone else. Hope this helps. Steph > Hey ya'll I told myself i wasn't gonna ask the stupid question but I > am. WHAT DO ALL THESE BIG WORDS MEAN??? I know im not the only one > that doesn't understand so those of you who do know, please enlighten > the rest of us. I mean really .....septoplasty, turbindectimy, Lefort > I......I'm not the one who went to med school. (but i sure hope my doc > did) LOL!!! Well if anybody can give me a brief description on what > all these words mean i would really appreciate it. THANX ~**~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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