iT used to be, especially with external devices. It seems that for jaw lengthening though you have an internal device and its life as usual during the lengthening phase (i.e. never more than 3 weeks to a month) then you just get braces. No big deal at all. If Paul Oceancig is producing good results this way I think it's amazing. I should also say that for those of us really obsessed about aesthetics. Getting distraction to lengthen the jaw in places and THEN having the bi-max surgery might actually be the way to go.
Sorry for bumping such an old thread, but I was just wondering what you meant exactly by getting DO first and then getting a bi-max, what would be the point in this?
Also, this might be a rudimentary question, but I have read that one of the advantages of DO is that it allows for bone regrowth, but doesn't regular jaw surgery also do this? I mean presumable the bone has to regrow as it heals anyway? Or is it that with the DO the bone regrowth is in the same pattern as it was before whereas with a simple BSSO the shape of the mandible is different (thinner?).
Lot of questions there lol