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Re: how to pursue MMA

Posted by sickntired on December 29, 2005 at 18:04:23:

In Reply to: Re: how to pursue MMA posted by seattlebill on December 29, 2005 at 16:39:50:

...And yes, I have tried two TAP devices without much success.

I had a chin implant done in Scottsdale about two years ago to correct a misaligned profile. I would assume I would be a candidate for the MMA just because of how my profile used to be; I had a pretty resessed chin. If they did a GA would they use the techniue where they cut out a rectangle and twist the bone of the chin, or would they actually move my chin forward? An ortho here in phx said that the maxillofacial surgeon here in phx would do the MMA and advance my chin as well (removing the implant).

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