Jaw surgery, or genioplasty, is more commonly known as the repositioning of the jaw. You can have this surgery to reconstruct your jaw or jaw. Surgeons use genioplasty or jaw repositioning surgery to correct the following problems:
Slanted jaws or retrogenia
Excessively large or elongated jaws
Very short or very long jaws
Misaligned or asymmetrical jaws
Abnormal tooth bite
People usually receive general anesthesia before the genioplasty procedure.
In these operations, which can be performed under local or general anesthesia, the jaw implant in the appropriate dimensions for the patient’s needs is inserted through a small incision made under the jaw or through the mouth and placed in a slot prepared in the appropriate place and plan on the jawbone. After this surgery, which lasts less than an hour, a few days of bandage application is sufficient, and the positive effects of the surgery on the aesthetic appearance of the face appear immediately.
Among the different structures, shapes and sizes of implants used for this purpose, implant selection is made according to the patient’s needs and the preference of the surgeon who will perform the operation. In some cases, bone or cartilage tissues belonging to the patient himself can be used for this purpose instead of the implant.
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