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applejuice

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Before and after BSSO
« on: May 07, 2014, 01:49:12 PM »
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I think the lower jaw looks still recessed. A genio would probably deepen the sublabial fold. Better result possible with ccw rotation? Other thoughts?

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Re: Before and after BSSO
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2014, 01:04:27 AM »
you should have had premolars extracted in your lower jaw to create more overjet to get a larger advancement.

a premolar is 6-7mm wide, so you could have gotten 6-7mm more mandibular advancement which would have been spot on i think.

caveat: your bite would be worse than it is now, but you'd look better.

to be fair though: the surgery was a definite improvement looks wise and the function (bite) looks excellent on your ceph.

you could still get chin wing with a bone graft from the hip to fill the sublabial fold.

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Re: Before and after BSSO
« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2014, 09:21:12 AM »
Thanks again for opinion. Compromising the bite and risking relapse is probably not worth it if similar aesthetic improvement is (hopefully) possible with chin wing.

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Re: Before and after BSSO
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2014, 08:52:40 AM »
Has your surgeon said a genio would deepen the fold on you or are you just predicting?

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Re: Before and after BSSO
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2014, 06:29:41 PM »
He said the fold would probably stay the same, if i remember correctly.