Advantages and disadvantages of melting pins when performing double jaw and facial contouring surgery.

Advantages and disadvantages of melting pins when performing double jaw and facial contourig surgery.

 

Titanum fixed pins

 

                                                                Absorbent fixed pins

 

Hello, this is Faceline Plastic Surgery clinic.
One of the things you're concerned about when considering double jaw surgery or facial contouring surgery is the part about the fixing pins.

A fixing pin is not required for facial contouring surgery, which normally involves only cutting.
For example, surgery such as mandibular body reduction.

 

On the other hand, fixed pins are all used when bones are moved and fixed, such as jaw-moving surgery such as double jaw surgery and cheekbone reduction surgery.

                              

                                                                           Absorbent screw 

                                       

The role of the fixation pin is to help the cut or moved bones to bond well in new places.
The material of the fixing pin is titanium, which is commonly used in dentistry as a material for implants, and titanium is usually fixed in the form of plates and screws.

Besides, wires that have been used for a long time are also used as fixed pins.

The role of the fixing pin is to keep the moving bone in place until it sticks. If the bone stays still, it starts to stick for two weeks, and after about six months. So, only that period is meaningful, and after that, it doesn't really mean much.

 

                               

                                                                                 Absorbent plate

Medically, I don't think it's a big problem even if you don't remove them later. However, the only drawback is that you can see it when you take an X-ray later. So, if you don't want to let people know that you've ot a surgery done,you may consider removing it.

We recommend that you remove the pins between 6 months and 1 year after surgery. This is because as time goes by, the pins tend to be hard to pull out, and when removing the pins, the pins may not be completely removed.

So, to overcome the shortcomings of the X-ray after surgery, we got a melting pin, absorbent screw and plate. The advantage is that it is absorbed into the bone after surgery and is not visible even on X-ray later, so the process of pin removal can be omitted.

But we still use more fixing pins of titanium materials than melting pins.
It's because of the limit of the melting pin. The melting pin has a weaker strength than titanium, so the plate and screw must be very large to maintain the same holding force, and it can be difficult to apply to detailed surgery.

Also, because the strength is weaker than titanium, the fixing process can take 1.5 to 2 times more time.
Most of all, melting pins are very expensive and can increase the cost by 30 percent depending on surgery.
(* This cost is higher than the cost of a pin removal surgery)

Facial contouring or double jaw is very detailed and the results of surgery can vary with just a small move, so it is not often used on during detailed surgery.

Also, melting pins may not be applied according to the individual's condition, so if you are considering melting pins, it is advisable to check with your specialist before choosing them.