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by SandraJ93
Tue Jun 06, 2017 4:46 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: SARPE Relapse
Replies: 2
Views: 1711

SARPE Relapse

Hi. I had my SARPE surgery on the 14th of March, I was then expanding my RPE by doing one turn twice daily for 3 weeks, however then my RPE broke and when my ortho was taking moulds for a new one the jaw relapsed slightly and I then had to turn the expander for one more week. So roughly I stopped ex...
by SandraJ93
Wed Apr 19, 2017 7:17 am
Forum: Oral (Orthognathic) Surgery
Topic: Post SARPE surgery-expander & palatal arch
Replies: 2
Views: 597

Post SARPE surgery-expander & palatal arch

Hi everyone. I had my SARPE surgery on the 14th of March. 3 days after the surgery I was told to start activating the expander twice daily. Unfortunately two weeks after the surgery my expander became loose and had to be taken off, which obviously meant that my jaw started reversing. My ortho had to...