Orthodontics in lieu of surgical maxilla impaction

[Post bimax]

I'm female which is why G proposed the tiny/softer chin projection. He also said that the genioplasty would help achieve overall lower jaw advancement without even more BSSO advancement.

Oh, lol. That clears it up.

[InvisalignOnly]

I have VME (vertical maxillary excess) and did quite a bit of research on TADs and spoke to orthos about it before I decided on surgery instead. My conclusion is that TADs can be a great solution for relatively mild cases of VME when lip incompetence isn't too bad to start with. For everyone else, it is just a lenghty and costly orthodontic treatment with unimpressive results.

[wigglewiggle]

I have VME (vertical maxillary excess) and did quite a bit of research on TADs and spoke to orthos about it before I decided on surgery instead. My conclusion is that TADs can be a great solution for relatively mild cases of VME when lip incompetence isn't too bad to start with. For everyone else, it is just a lenghty and costly orthodontic treatment with unimpressive results.

How much in mm did you end up impacting? Also judging from your user name you used Invisalign for pre-surgery ortho? How did that go?

[InvisalignOnly]

How much in mm did you end up impacting? Also judging from your user name you used Invisalign for pre-surgery ortho? How did that go?

I haven't had the surgery yet. Was hoping to use Invisalign but it would have taken about 3 years to close the extraction gaps with Invisalign so I did the sensible thing and chose self-ligating braces. I only need braces at the bottom to close the gaps so it isn't that visible anyway (I had braces before so my teeth are straight with no crowding).