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Maxillomandibular Advancement cosmetic etc risks
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One of the best MMA surgeons said his paitents complain about the appearance of the upper jaw (my upper lip is pretty full now but no one complains about the lower jaw. another maxillofacial surgeon who is Chairman and a professor of a major maxillofacial school said he agrees with that. I do not mind my lower jaw being moved that much it is the upper jaw. one doctor who seem to be honest sent me a before and after picture and i do look like I am in the movie panet of the apes. But he said the picture is just an option. what are my options.

I was told by doctors to check out MMA surgery for sleep apnea. I saw a number of them. My upper and lower jaws now look excellent an some doctors say they do not want to change me features. and that MMA has an ape look unless your jaws are way back. One Doctor said the before and after pictures some doctors take are for marketing only and not accurate. A doctor told me the soft tissue moves about 1/2 more than the distance as the jaws move. I also had lower jaw surgery advancement over 20 years ago which would make my surgery more complicated. Some doctors have told me there is no way we will be able to tell how you will look. But a lot of doctors say nothing about it.



The CPAP does not help me. Are there people it just does not work on. I have extreme fatigue with CPAP as without with out it. The oral appliance help me be a little more awake, but it is hurting my jaws. I had 9 ent procedures and the tiredness and sleep apnea keeps on gettinng worst.
Doctors have told me I have scaring from UPPP surgery (or is it the lazor surgery?)

I was at the Mayo clinic for about 12 days and they took tons of test and could not find out an answer for my chronic fatigue except that the Sleep apnea might be causing it.

This Fatigue is so dibilating that it is runing my life.

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