Top 5 Topics:

- BSSO Technique Breakdowns

- Surgical Complications & How to Survive Them

- *** Side Note On Life After Residency (at the end of the podcast) ***

- Unfiltered Surgical Teaching / Studying

- Balancing Career, Boards, & Life

*** These are live recordings of my review sessions for the oral OMFS boards that I’ll be taking in January 2025 - I can get answers and concepts wrong! Please comment, DM me, or text me with any corrections, additions, or your own board prep tips on these topics so we can learn from my mistakes. ***

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Questions & Topics:

00:01 – What’s the first structure you see after a horizontal vestibular incision in a BSSO?

01:10 – How do you know if you’re too far back on the posterior cut of a BSSO?

01:55 – What instrument saves you when the saw gets stuck?

02:20 – Why can’t you perform a Le Fort I in patients with a short palate?

02:50 – What’s the best way to prevent mandibular relapse after a BSSO setback?

03:42 – First symptom of a pterygoid venous plexus bleed during a split?

04:10 – Most common cause of velopharyngeal insufficiency after maxillary advancement?

04:40 – Absolute contraindication to bimaxillary surgery in a Class III patient with OSA?

05:05 – Role of coronoidectomy in BSSO setbacks.

05:50 – Best predictor of relapse after BSSO setback.

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

My watch in this episode = Citizen Promaster Diver Day Date

- 9.2025

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