Can I Get A Custom MIdface Implant After A LeFort I Osteotomy?
Q: Dr. Eppley, I had a LeFort I osteotomy to fix a recessed maxilla but it made the area above it recessed. Because of this, I’m interested in an extended custom midface implant for a LeFort III type augmentation, like the one in the picture attached, that I took from your blog (minus the area that the LeFort I fixed, obviously). If, down the road, I want an implant to augment my cheek-archs (like the one in the attached picture, that I also took from your blog), would it be possible to put them on top of the part that already has some of the extended custom midface implant? I know that it is possible to make a single implant for both areas, but I haven’t decided if I want to augment my cheek-archs. Thanks in advance.
A: In answer to your questions:
1) If you have had a successful LeFort I osteotomy you may only need to augment the rest of the midface that lies above it. (see diagram)
2) An arch onlay implant could be laid over the midface implant secondarily.
Dr. Barry Eppley
World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon
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