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General Category => Functional Surgery Questions => Topic started by: Aloha611 on January 27, 2016, 02:38:35 PM

Title: Just had surgery yesterday. One question.
Post by: Aloha611 on January 27, 2016, 02:38:35 PM

I had a Lafitte osteotomy yesterday.  My doctor said he moved the maxilla forward by about a half a centimeter.  That struck me as a very miniscule amount.  I really don't want to go through all this just to be disspointed that my face still looks the same.  Is a half centimeter a large distance to move the maxilla, or is it a small distance?

Title: Re: Just had surgery yesterday. One question.
Post by: PloskoPlus on January 27, 2016, 02:47:04 PM

Quote from: Aloha611 on January 27, 2016, 02:38:35 PM

I had a Lafitte osteotomy yesterday.  My doctor said he moved the maxilla forward by about a half a centimeter.  That struck me as a very miniscule amount.  I really don't want to go through all this just to be disspointed that my face still looks the same.  Is a half centimeter a large distance to move the maxilla, or is it a small distance?

Standard. The movement is determined by your bite.

Title: Re: Just had surgery yesterday. One question.
Post by: JacobK on February 01, 2016, 11:51:11 AM

Quote from: Aloha611 on January 27, 2016, 02:38:35 PM

I had a Lafitte osteotomy yesterday.  My doctor said he moved the maxilla forward by about a half a centimeter.  That struck me as a very miniscule amount.  I really don't want to go through all this just to be disspointed that my face still looks the same.  Is a half centimeter a large distance to move the maxilla, or is it a small distance?

I say trust your surgeon. 5 mm make a huge difference, facially.