You might not need SARPE (SARPE vs Segmented Lefort 1)

[Deleted member 20064]

I AM NOT A DOCTOR DO AT YOUR OWN RISK


Introduction:
Mean age is 24.9 +-9.7.

Facts:
SARPE has around 46% skeletal expansion .

42% of patients have a relapse of 2mm, and 22% chance of relapse >3mm.
This is similar to multi-segmented lefort 1.

Conclusion:
5-6mm of expansion can be done in segmented lefort 1 (two-piece lefort or three-piece)
>6mm is recommended for SARPE
(Chamberland, 2012)

However, this surgery is a lot riskier than SARPE as it can cause asceptic necrosis which is serious.

(Figure 1: Complete-Le-Fort-I-osteotomy-for-palatal-distraction-and-maxilla-repositioning)




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Source(s):

https://www.slideshare.net/sylvainc...lary-deformities-a-critical-review-and-update

https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Complete-Le-Fort-I-osteotomy-for-palatal-distraction-and-maxilla-repositioning-and_fig18_224830218

 

[6ft4]

fuck, wouldn't surprise me if I got up to 2mm relapse because my device became lose 3 times after the one month mark, had to have it retightened twice with month long gaps in between

The improvement I got brought my palate from subhuman to average tho so I can't complain, upper and lower fit together nicely so more expansion probably would've messed with my bite more

 

[Deleted member 20064]

fuck, wouldn't surprise me if I got up to 2mm relapse because my device became lose 3 times after the one month mark, had to have it retightened twice with month long gaps in between

The improvement I got brought my palate from subhuman to average tho so I can't complain, upper and lower fit together nicely so more expansion probably would've messed with my bite more

Someone that got 10mm+ mse says if he were to do it again he would do 40-60 turns. Which is also the limit for segmented lefort 1. Meta?

 

[Deleted member 16220]

you do realize you'll look horribly deformed, apelike, and bloated from this right. you will never have any lean face again.

 

[Deleted member 20064]

you do realize you'll look horribly deformed, apelike, and bloated from this right. you will never have any lean face again.

wdym how?