Author Topic: Want a Lefort 1 surgery but am terrified of the 'blindness' being potential risk  (Read 2802 times)

jaw_surgery_advice

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I read on some sites that blindness is potential risk of lefort?
I am terrified of this. And on some sites I read that it is extremely rare. But still has happened in the past?

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That's a risk of the higher cuts, like a Lefort 2 or a Lefort 3.

See these pictures: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/iowaprotocols/facial-fracture-management-handbook-lefort-fractures

It's not really a risk (at least that I know of) with a Lefort 1. If it is, it must be super rare.
Millimeters are miles on the face.

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Crossing a street can kill you.

But yes, blindness it’s an actual risk. Never seen one in person, but heard about one case.

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of all the potential risks, blindness is not the one you should be concerning yourself with.

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That's a risk of the higher cuts, like a Lefort 2 or a Lefort 3.

See these pictures: https://medicine.uiowa.edu/iowaprotocols/facial-fracture-management-handbook-lefort-fractures

It's not really a risk (at least that I know of) with a Lefort 1. If it is, it must be super rare.

apparently its possible:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750264/

probably more likely to die because of anasthesia though