This is a list of resources I reviewed when deciding whether Maxillomandibular Advancement (MMA) surgery was the best option for curing my obstructive sleep apnea. MMA surgery has very high cure rates for obstructive sleep apnea when combined with maxillary expansion such as SMARPE or DOME, but it’s very invasive and the risk of permanent nerve damage increases with age.
If you gotta do it, you gotta do it.
Background
Maxillomandibular Advancement for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Maxillomandibular Advancement: Contemporary Approach at Stanford – ScienceDirect
Sleep Apnea surgery cures forever – YouTube
Maxillary Mandibular Advancement for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Dr Robinson Part I – YouTube
Effectiveness of Maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) surgery in sleep apnea treatment: Case report
Research
Maxillomandibular Advancement for Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Meta-analysis (2016)
Surgical Algorithm for Obstructive Sleep Apnea: An Update
Interviews and Podcasts
5 Surprising Facts About Maxillo-Mandibular Surgery Revealed
Ronald Ead’s interview with MSE provider Dr Richard Ting, Part 5: MSE or Double Jaw Surgery
Mayka Goodstone – SARPE and Orthognathic Surgery on the Sleep Apnea Stories Podcast
Jaw Hacks MMA/Jaw Surgery Interviews Playlist
Surgeons
Maxillomandibular Advancement – Sleep Apnea Surgery Center
Sleep Medicine Center | Stanford Health Care
Skeletal Surgery (Maxillomandibular Advancement) | Stanford Health Care
IMDO™, Sleep Apnea, Jaw Surgery & Facial Implants. » Profilo° Surgical
Sleep Apnea Surgery Denver CO – A Permanent Solution for OSA
Corrective Jaw Surgery Sydney | Orthognathic Surgery
Support
Facebook Jaw Surgery Group Support
Revision Jaw Surgery Support Group
Discussion
Sleep Disordered Breathing Discord Server Surgery #general Channel
JawHacks Discord Server #Jaw-Surgery Channel
Testimonials
Sleep Apnea Surgery Center – Patient Experiences – Maxillomandibular Advancement
MaxilloMandibular Advancement with Patient Testimony – YouTube
Blogs
Pinski’s Excellent MMA Adventure
Sleepless in Phoenix: One Year Later
Roger’s MMA BiMax Surgery for Sleep Apnea Blog with Dr. Nelson Powell at Stanford
Sleep Apnea « Shelby Cass’s Weblog
Mayka Goodstone Jaw Surgery on Instagram
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1 Comment
Valerie Eckhard · November 7, 2022 at 1:49 AM
My husband is also in his early 50s and suffering from osa and fatigue. We have started recently looking into mma surgery. I will look farther into it as we go down the road of new cpap machine etc.