[Girin Plastic Surgery Clinic] Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, Facial Asymmetry, and Orthognathic Surgery for Aesthetic Purposes_Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Specialist

Hello : )

🦒 This is Director Yoon Seung-gyu of 🦒Girin Plastic Surgery Clinic🦒.

When we hear about double jaw surgery, there are people who go, wow❗❗ and feel scared.

But why did we come to be so afraid of double jaw surgery?

Is double jaw surgery really a procedure that will cause major problems if you have it?!🤔

Double jaw surgery is a procedure in which the upper and lower jaws are cut and repositioned.

Because it involves cutting deep into the facial bones, there is quite a bit of swelling.

And nowadays, patients tend to look up a lot of reviews.

In that process, reviews such as “Ah, it was so hard,” “It was hard to breathe,” and so on

keep getting imprinted in people’s minds,

so double jaw surgery seems to have increasingly taken on the image of a procedure that should not be done.

All surgeries can have side effects.

The most important thing is to minimize and prevent the possibilities of accidents that can cause side effects.

✔It is important to minimize the possibility and prevent it.✔

In particular, there are often people who say that they have lost sensation in their face,

and as the nerves responsible for sensation in the facial skin are exposed to air and pulled,

damage to the sensory nerves occurs,

and during the recovery process, sensation may also become slightly dull.

For people who are expected to have a high risk of sensory nerve damage,

the surgical method can be changed and performed as a patient-specific procedure,

which can minimize the possibility of sensory nerve damage.

Also, to prevent accidents or side effects during general anesthesia,

it is important to visit a hospital where an experienced anesthesiologist director is on site.

That is because the anesthesia process is also an important step in reducing the possibility of side effects.

Before undergoing double jaw surgery, be sure to check the hospital’s qualifications and experience😎

You may also have heard of cases where the fixed screws come loose or the plates break after surgery.

A surgeon’s precise understanding of facial anatomy, along with thorough planning, is important.

For that reason, it is also a good idea to look for a plastic surgery clinic with an oral and maxillofacial surgeon.

This is because oral and maxillofacial surgery has a higher level of understanding of dental knowledge such as the temporomandibular joint and dental occlusion.

In addition to that, if patients understand the instructions we give them well

and follow them, prevention is definitely possible.

Of course, it is possible.

Some patients say that after double jaw surgery, air leaks through their speech or it is hard to chew food, but this improves with time.

I always explain to patients that when an arm is broken and the broken arm is fully set back into place, it takes about 2 months,

and it also takes about 6 months to 1 year for weakened muscles to recover.

Just as there is a recovery period even when something is put back in the same position,

because the bones move and the muscles need to adapt to that new position,

time is needed to regain function as before.

The reason we tell patients to practice pronunciation, tongue movement, and smiling diligently starting 3 months after surgery

is that the muscles need to adapt to the changed position and make an effort to settle in more beautifully,

so that the face can look much more beautiful even after surgery🤭

This recovery process requires patience, but in the end, you can return to normal daily lifeㅎㅎ

The advantages of double jaw surgery are

stable chewing ability and normal occlusal function,

which come from positioning the upper and lower jaws in the normal position,

and not only functional recovery, but also

aesthetic results that can bring satisfaction externally.

It is important to understand the patient’s needs through continuous consultation

and to establish a detailed plan that reflects them.

After surgery, everyone’s effort is needed for the best results.

Double jaw surgery is not an easy decision,

but with help from a specialist, it can be a safe and effective choice.

If you have any concerns or questions, please leave them in the comments at any time.

So far, this has been 🦒Girin Plastic Surgery Clinic🦒

Director Yoon Seung-gyu.

Thank you : )

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