I had a Le Fort I osteotomy surgery and the plates are sticking out too much under my skin. In addition one of the plates has a loose screw. How soon after such surgery is considered safe for removing the titanium plates?
2007-02-04 16:38:36 · 2 answers · asked by MilenaMarkova 1 in Health ➔ Dental
The reason for asking is that one doctor says 6 months and another 3. Who should I trust since 3 months difference is not that little and the plates really bother me. But at the same time I don't want to remove them too early.
2007-02-05 01:43:48 · update #1
My daughter had this surgery and hers were just pins and the doctor said she must keep them forever as the bone would grow over them.
2007-02-05 01:48:40 · answer #1 · answered by Skeeter 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU'RE ASKING THE WRONG PEOPE, CALL AND ASK THE ORALMAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON THAT DID THIS WORK.
2007-02-04 18:14:48 · answer #2 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋