Osteotomies

of the Le Fort III type, like the Le Fort III fracture, are not associated with great blood loss and therefore the patient rarely needs more than 2 pints of blood transfused.

of the Le Fort III type, if done with the use of a bicoronal flap are not followed by nerve paraesthesias postoperatively

of the Le Fort II type produce maxillary necrosis in the cleft palate patient