Re: LeFort I

[Guest guest]

Hi Nay:) I am not sure if I can help you with just a Leforte 1 as I

had both. I had a Leforte 1 to widen my palate and my lower jaw was

brought forward about 8mm. I to was very parinoid of having this done

but now that it is done I look back and say now that wasn't to bad.

Sure I am unconfortable sometimes but I think I would do it again if I

had to. I didn't have tmj issues just a very deep overbite which I no

longer have

I beleive you will be just fine. I had a awsome doctor and great

nurses which made me feel really comfortable. Hope I was of some help.

Dennis~

In orthognathicsurgerysupport , " raikens "

<raikens@y...> wrote:

> I am scheduled for my LeFort I surgery on October 20th. Being

> terrified of all things dental, I find that even after 3.5 years of

> braces the whole process gives me heart palpitations! I am trying to

> gather as much info from those who have had a LeFort I so that I can

> finally wrap my head around the whole thing. My story is

> complicated,however the end result is that my upper pallet is too

> small and the under bite (small though it is) and erroneous correction

> of such have eroded my TMJ's. I have no doubt that I need this

> surgery, but I find that I need info that only those who have gone

> through it can provide. Most of the data I have found is from those

> who had a LeFort I combined with some other procedure. Can anyone

> share specifics of what they experienced (or anything at all that they

> want to share)about a LeFort I only?

>

> Thanks,

> Nay

[Guest guest]

Hi Nay,

I'm not sure if I can help you with just a Le Forte 1 as I also had a le forte 2

done as well amongst other things. My upper jaw was brought forwrds, down and

moveda little to the right.

sarah

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Hi Nay,

I had a a Lefort 1-3 piece on June 28th. The surgery corrected my

open bite and narrow upper pallet. The surgery was a 5.5 hour

surgery and I stayed in the hospital for 2 days. I was not splinted

or banded after surgery. After about 4 weeks post op my OS tightly

banded me to correct a slight overbite and crossbite that was present

after surgery. This has been completely corrected with the bands.

The procedure was really not nearly as bad as I had thought it would

be.

Anyway, feel free to ask me any specific questions that you may have!

Best of Luck,

--Caboose

> I am scheduled for my LeFort I surgery on October 20th. Being

> terrified of all things dental, I find that even after 3.5 years of

> braces the whole process gives me heart palpitations! I am trying

to

> gather as much info from those who have had a LeFort I so that I

can

> finally wrap my head around the whole thing. My story is

> complicated,however the end result is that my upper pallet is too

> small and the under bite (small though it is) and erroneous

correction

> of such have eroded my TMJ's. I have no doubt that I need this

> surgery, but I find that I need info that only those who have gone

> through it can provide. Most of the data I have found is from those

> who had a LeFort I combined with some other procedure. Can anyone

> share specifics of what they experienced (or anything at all that

they

> want to share)about a LeFort I only?

>

> Thanks,

> Nay

[Guest guest]

How could you not be banded or splinted? How did they

keep your jaw from moving? I'm sorry, I thought

everyone had to be banded or splinted after a Le Forte

surgery.

Do you have any numbness? I see a lot of people talk

about numbness?

What about stuffiness for your nose?

And what is the difference between Lefort 1 and lefort

3? Why would you need a 3 piece versus a 1 piece?

I guess I had more questions than I thought....

thanks for your help

Stacey

--- georgek042003 wrote:

> Hi Nay,

>

> I had a a Lefort 1-3 piece on June 28th. The

> surgery corrected my

> open bite and narrow upper pallet. The surgery was

> a 5.5 hour

> surgery and I stayed in the hospital for 2 days. I

> was not splinted

> or banded after surgery. After about 4 weeks post

> op my OS tightly

> banded me to correct a slight overbite and crossbite

> that was present

> after surgery. This has been completely corrected

> with the bands.

> The procedure was really not nearly as bad as I had

> thought it would

> be.

>

> Anyway, feel free to ask me any specific questions

> that you may have!

>

> Best of Luck,

> --Caboose

>

>

> > I am scheduled for my LeFort I surgery on October

> 20th. Being

> > terrified of all things dental, I find that even

> after 3.5 years of

> > braces the whole process gives me heart

> palpitations! I am trying

> to

> > gather as much info from those who have had a

> LeFort I so that I

> can

> > finally wrap my head around the whole thing. My

> story is

> > complicated,however the end result is that my

> upper pallet is too

> > small and the under bite (small though it is) and

> erroneous

> correction

> > of such have eroded my TMJ's. I have no doubt

> that I need this

> > surgery, but I find that I need info that only

> those who have gone

> > through it can provide. Most of the data I have

> found is from those

> > who had a LeFort I combined with some other

> procedure. Can anyone

> > share specifics of what they experienced (or

> anything at all that

> they

> > want to share)about a LeFort I only?

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Nay

>

>

>

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