Question about 1 piece vs 3 piece Lefort results
I’ve been looking back at two virtual surgical plans I had before my jaw surgery, and I’m starting to wonder if I made the wrong call.
One was a 1-piece LeFort I + BSSO, the other was a 3-piece LeFort I + BSSO.
So I’m just trying to understand:
Would the 3-piece plan have made a noticeable difference in my facial profile compared to the 1-piece?
And would it likely have helped nasal breathing more?
I went ahead with the 1-piece LeFort, and now I’m second guessing whether I missed out on a better aesthetic result and possibly better breathing.
Not really looking for reassurance just trying to get a realistic sense from people who’ve been through this or surgeons who know how much difference these movements actually make.
Kinda freaking out because my surgeon said there would be no difference in nasal breathing (he said because he is just moving the maxilla like a horseshoe and not expanding) and no difference in facial height. My Ortho recommended the 1 piece because it was less invasive and he said would have a similiar result.
I still have a pretty hard time breathing out of my nose as i did pre op. The procedure was done more than a year ago