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General Category => Functional Surgery Questions => Topic started by: Chelie on February 25, 2015, 11:31:45 PM

Title: Any opinions on bone morphogenic protein?
Post by: Chelie on February 25, 2015, 11:31:45 PM

Has anyone had an experience with Dr. Robert Marx in Miami or with using BMP to reconstruct a large bone defect (like from a maxillectomy)?

Title: Re: Any opinions on bone morphogenic protein?
Post by: Chelie on February 26, 2015, 09:37:42 AM

I haven't heard of it being used for cheek bones but I know they sometimes use it for spinal fusion so I think it can be used anywhere.

Title: Re: Any opinions on bone morphogenic protein?
Post by: molestrip on February 26, 2015, 04:21:26 PM

I've been wondering about that too actually. They use it in the jaws, why not on cheeks and orbital rims? Only issue is symmetry. How do you adjust it once inflammation goes down? I guess healing time is another issue. Healing still takes month and it could move during that time. Maybe people are working on it right now.

Title: Re: Any opinions on bone morphogenic protein?
Post by: Chelie on February 26, 2015, 06:05:09 PM

I know for me they're planning to make a titanium mesh mold of where they want the bone to grow in my maxilla. After that it takes about six months for the new bone to form. I don't know how that protocol would transfer to orbital rims or cheeks. I'll ask my surgeon when I see him.

Title: Re: Any opinions on bone morphogenic protein?
Post by: terry947 on March 05, 2015, 05:38:30 PM

keep us posted!

Title: Re: Any opinions on bone morphogenic protein?
Post by: Alue on March 05, 2015, 10:39:08 PM

Quote from: terry947 on March 05, 2015, 05:38:30 PM

keep us posted!

Seconded. 
I've read your blog Chelie, and I hope it all works out for you.  I find the bone morphogenetic protein treatment very interesting, but I don't know enough about it to have anything intelligent to add.