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Also called BSSO for short, this surgery is often performed in conjunction with the LeFort 1. Its purpose is to adjust the [[mandibular base|mandibular border length]] (distance from the [[chin]] to [[ramus]]). This is done by cutting through the lower part of the jaw and shifting it forward, or removing a slice of bone and shifting it backward. As with the LeFort procedures, the jaw's new position is held in place with screws. | Also called BSSO for short, this surgery is often performed in conjunction with the LeFort 1. Its purpose is to adjust the [[mandibular base|mandibular border length]] (distance from the [[chin]] to [[ramus]]). This is done by cutting through the lower part of the jaw and shifting it forward, or removing a slice of bone and shifting it backward. As with the LeFort procedures, the jaw's new position is held in place with screws. | ||
===[[Genioplasty]]=== | ===[[Genioplasty]]=== | ||
This procedure involves cutting off the [[chin]] and moving it into a new position. It may be used to fix a [[receding chin]], which is a common aesthetic defect. | This procedure involves cutting off the [[chin]] and moving it into a new position. It may be used to fix a [[receding chin]], which is a common aesthetic defect. | ||
===[[Orbital box osteotomy]] | |||
Also known as OBO for short, this surgery is an operation used to correct abnormal eye socket shape or placement. | |||
To access the upper orbit, the bone over the forehead is removed, exposing the linings of the brain. This access allows protection of the eyes and brain while the bone cuts are made. Additionally, an incision inside the upper lip is made to access the lower cuts of the ‘box’. This heals very well in the gum line. | |||
The surgeon will then make a series of cuts around each orbit so that the entire socket can be moved while the eye balls remain protected. They will reposition each socket so that it is more closely spaced than previously and also more level if they were uneven before. Sometimes a wedge of bone needs to be removed at the bridge of the nose. | |||
Once the surgeon is happy with the result, the sockets are fixed in position with plates and screws or strong stitches that will dissolve over the next few months as the bone heals. Bone grafts may be used to fill any gaps created when the sockets were moved. The skin is then closed over the incision site and held in place with dissolvable stitches. | |||
==Rhinoplasty== | ==Rhinoplasty== | ||
The [[rhinoplasty]] is a broad term which encompasses many types of [[nose]] plastic surgery. It can straighten deviated [[septum]], remove a [[dorsal hump|bump]] from the nasal bridge, create a pointier [[nasal tip]], among other possible changes. | The [[rhinoplasty]] is a broad term which encompasses many types of [[nose]] plastic surgery. It can straighten deviated [[septum]], remove a [[dorsal hump|bump]] from the nasal bridge, create a pointier [[nasal tip]], among other possible changes. | ||