MSE and palate expanders

Just looksmin theory.


Many individuals think that widening your palate results in aesthetically pleasing changes, this simply isn't true.

Just compare these results of MARPE:

Expansion isn't distributed equally over the whole face, your nose width increases more than your bizygomatic width.

https://synapse.koreamed.org/articles/1516078641


Widening your palate could also result in serious asymmetries.


Just tell me, which skull do you think mogs? Obviously the left one.


Like mentioned in the previous part, the results won't be fully permanent.

Imagine spending years of your life and a ton of money, just for everything to return close to baseline.

Soft tissue pulling the bone structure back into place can even happen with some osteotomies.

No, techniques like Thumbpulling won't change your face.


The astronomical prices and lacking availability are also worth mentioning.

Considering these prices just get a double jaw surgery if you have the money.

https://marylandholisticdentist.com/mse-maxillary-skeletal-expander-appliance/

To fix the diastema you would have to resort to usual orthodontics at some point, costing you additional grands on top of that.


The truth: You should only consider expanding your palate if you have any acute deformities that would stunt your maxilomandibular development as a whole.

Apart from that there is no reason to try to widen your palate as it could be a Looksmin in most cases.