Will MARPE Affect My Midface Implants?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Hey, I’m about to schedule a MARPE producer; could you check with Dr Eppley to see if my mid-face implants will interfere at all with that? 

A:Common question and they will not. While MARPE through the use of mini- bone anchors helps expand the palatal arch such a change is slow and does not place any midface implant at risk. Conversely the midface implant will also not affect the ability of MARPRE in its palatal expansion process.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon