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Did your ortho give you any idea as to why you were not a candidate for TADs? I very recently had TADs put in at the same time as my SARPE. In all likelihood I will need a LeFort I along with a bss osteotomy in a little over a year, however the hope is that the TADS will reduce my maxillary excess. ...

From my understanding I think the wide variation in cost is all dependent on whether the surgery is a "pure" SARPE or if it is a SARPE with a LeFort. A true SARPE is less invasive than a SARPE with a LeFort. If you google SARPE+surgery+diagram the fourth of fifth site down will be a book t...

Hi. I had a "pure" SARPE on Oct 28. I was much easier than I expected and even the same day I actually felt good. I did have some swelling, a lot more on one side than the other, and the same with bruising. Now, less than two weeks later, my swelling is gone and the bruise is no longer ten...

Hi Sauerkraut. Thanks for responding to my question. I had my SARPE this morning and they put in two TADs at the same time. Appointment was for 8AM and I walked out the door with assistance at 10AM. With all the pre-surgery anxiety I felt, I actually felt worse last night than I do now. Of course st...

Hi Everyone! I'm new here but I've read various posts over the past several months. All the information was very helpful to me as I finally made the decision to have orthognathic surgery. I really appreciate all the insight and input everyone has shared! Thank you! From the way it looks now I will g...