Tobias Fünke
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So I’m aware that if your bite is ideal for what the surgeon wants to achieve, he won’t make you get braces before bimax. That is true of every surgeon. My question is: what is the deal with proponents of surgery first? Take someone like Dr. Alfaro. Does he just work with an “imperfect” bite and get the same results as you would have gotten with braces pre-surgery? If so, does this mean that he is a more skilful surgeon than one who doesn’t (or can't??) do that or does it mean that he is (potentially) a more careless surgeon who gets midlines/bites misaligned with this method? And does he offer surgery first to everyone or would he still require braces first for most of his patients?
Personally, I have been for a consultation with a maxillofacial surgeon and he said that I would need to wear braces for a year before going for surgery so I’m hoping that someone like Dr. Alfaro or maybe Dr. Ramieri might say that it isn’t necessary.
Personally, I have been for a consultation with a maxillofacial surgeon and he said that I would need to wear braces for a year before going for surgery so I’m hoping that someone like Dr. Alfaro or maybe Dr. Ramieri might say that it isn’t necessary.
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