Blog on Bite, Breathing & Beauty
GLP-1 Drugs, AD109, and Sleep Apnea Surgery: A Question of Sequence
Tirzepatide is approved for OSA and AD109 is under FDA review. Neither drug changes the craniofacial skeleton. Dr. Liu asks colleagues how they would sequence medication and surgery.
Aligning Maxillary Expansion with Nasal Breathing
Over 3 consecutive weekends, I spoke, taught, and learned of contemporary updates in naso-maxillary expansion, at the AAOMS, AAO-ISSS, and AHUL. Coincidentally, they all took place in Florida, my new home base.
HGNS Inspire(s) Next Gen Surgeons
“Let’s write something on hypoglossal nerve stimulation…comparing those who had prior interventions versus not,” said Dr. Corissa Chang, sometime in 2019.
I was Corissa’s research mentor at Stanford during her gap year, before she started medical school and oral & maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) residency at the University of Pennsylvania...