Orthognathic surgery is widely used to treat dentofacial deformities. Among the surgical techniques used for addressing dentofacial malformations, the Le fort I maxillary osteotomy remains a workhorse surgical technique; however, significant complications can arise. One of the most serious complications is a pseudoaneurysm that results from injury to a terminal branch of the internal maxillary artery. This report describes two cases of pseudoaneurysms following Le Fort I osteotomy during a 10-year period at our high surgical volume unit which were treated in 2 different ways.
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