Are there any new techniques/things introduced in orthognathic surgery field in last couple of years?
Not that I know of, but I think that's a good question. Techniques that are less invasive should be noted and discussed.
There is a new technique by some French max-faxs where they can decrease the mandibular plane angle much more than can be done with just CCW. It's like an 'inverted L' but more so. So, for someone with a really high MP slope, they can drop it down and advance. I'll find the paper later if anyone is interested.ETA: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246878551630009X
It kind of looks like the new 'it' surgery which can address extreme hyperdivergence and recession at same time and also looks like it could be a good option/substitute for those who would get a BSSO and a 'chin wing' during same surgery.
Thats crazy. Those results are amazing. Im assuming this is only performed by a few surgeons? So they can decrease the angle of the MP with just a lower jaw surgery? Do you think people specializing in CCW will be offering this in the future?
No idea if surgeons other than the authors of that paper do it. Although they also do an upper jaw surgery, the outcomes for this paper decrease the MP angle more than CCW alone would seem to do. That's because a high MP angle can come from SHORT ramus and this surgery lengthens the ramus (drops it down) along with the forward movement it does. CCW isn't really a 'fancy' cut. This surgery is a 'fancy' cut.
Ahh so this is a double jaw surgery?
