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Yes your face is longish but you're pretty good looking despite it. Nobody could accurately tell you what combination of procedures would best serve you from these photos. The one exception is I'm positive a sliding genioplasty positioned such that it adds anterior projection and reduces vertical he...

You need an ortho to both re-procline your upper incisors to an appropriate amount and open those extraction spaces. You will need dental implants to fill the spaces. Ideally the opening of the extraction spaces and implants will create enough space such that your incisors sit correctly, but it depe...

I don't understand how relapse can be an issue with all of the plates and screws used to hold the bones in their new positions. Are you relapse folks getting the fixation plates/brackets removed?

[quote="snapdresser"]Sirwired, my surgeon confirmed that I don't need braces. Instead she's planning to use arch bars, and the elastics can attach to those. That seems to be standard operating procedure for when there are no bite issues.[/quote] I too believe I won't need braces, as my occ...

[quote="Class2geo"]Can't surgeons just move the lower jaw forward a little more instead of breaking more bones?[/quote] Let's see... the jaws are recessed, and instead of touching the upper jaw, move the lower a little more forward... This would not only not fix the recessed upper jaw, but...

Hello,

I realize I'm bumping an old thread but plan to consult with Bloomquist soon. Any updates here? Did anybody else go with him? I have some questions about the consultation process as well as his surgical technique.