Hi guys,
I emailed Dr. Z about doing a chin wing after my bi-max surgery to lower my jaw angles but he replied saying “BSSO typically destroys the lower mandible border making CW very difficult or impossible.” I actually don’t even want a CW but a side wing. He also said the same thing for the zygoma osteotmy after a “high lefort 1 advancement of maxilla,” (it makes it difficult/ impossible), although I’m not sure what he meant by “high” as I’m just getting the traditional lefort cut.
I was positive I’ve read of accounts of people getting bi-max first and then CW. Wasn’t there a poster SJ who did just that? Would another osteotomy surgeon in Europe be willing to do this ?
I’m disapointed.
SJ engaged in a lot of DECEPTION on this board. If his accounts of having a chin wing/side wing post BSSO influenced you to seek out dr. Z, then the ball was in your court to have asked Z about accounts you read on here that said he did chin/side wings after a BSSO.
Even if you ask the OTHER CW doctors; Brusco and Triaca in Switzerland, consider you are asking them if they can give you a chin wing after a surgery you haven't even had yet. All 3 of them can't tell you for sure, not knowing what they will be dealing with. I mean, you DON'T have X rays to show regarding a surgery TO BE done later down the line. (No one would.)
They might want to do ALL the surgery in order to do the chin wing with it or later down the line because it's probably easier for them to do the CWs where they alter the cuts or rotations with the Lefort and/or the BSSO in order to do the chin wing.
Other than that, if you really want a chin wing, either wait until your surgery is done so you have X rays of the cuts that they can see and then tell you if possible OR consult directly with them regarding either 1 of those 3 doing ALL your surgery.