Re: facial assymetry - cutting the condyle

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Hi,

I've been interested in the posts about correcting assymetry by

cutting some bone out of the condyle. I have assymetry due to my

right condyle growing bigger and thicker than the left one. I'm not

sure why it happened, but old photos reveal that my grandmother had

very pronounced assymetry in the same direction, so I guess it's

genetic.

I'm wondering whether having some bone removed from the longer

condyle involves a cut from the outside of the cheek, or whether

it's done from the inside?

Also, how is the bone held together while it's healing and joining

up - is there an arrangement of screws and/or plates that does the

job?

Of course my surgeon will tell me these things but I haven't had my

work-up yet and won't do for ages yet.

Also I'd love to see some before and after photos of people who've

had it done. I wish that when I go to the photo pages I could get

more info on what problem had been corrected by the surgery without

having to click on every folder. I don't mean to complain though -

this site is wonderful.

Many thanks,

> > Anyhow, who once had facial

> > asymmetry problem had mentioned that her surgeon might take the

bone

> > from the longer side and put it to the shorter side to make her

jaw

> > more symmetrical. She just had the surgery last week and looks

great!!

> > She may be able to tell you more about this.

>

> Hi there,

>

> I did just get through with my surgery, and they did remove some

bone

> from the longer side, as Kwan said, but they ended up not adding

it to

> the other side. They said they were very happy with the symmetry

once

> they slimmed down the left side, so I am looking forward to

whenever I

> can see how it's actually going to look.

>

> But from what I hear, generally grafts come from the hip, unless

your

> doctor can do as mine planned and use part of one jaw bone to

correct

> the other.

>

> ~