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Overview

Double Jaw Surgery is called ‘double’, because the doctor will correct both your upper and your lower jaw bones.

Before surgery, the doctor and nurses will do a pre-op scan together with examinations to check exactly what kind of problem you have with your jaw and how this should be fixed. Double jaw surgery is used to treat patients who have a lower jaw that is too long, short, wide or narrow compared to their upper jaw.

Surgeons create incisions from inside the mouth so that no scars will be visible on the face after your surgery. At the incision sites, the doctor cuts through the jawbones to reposition the dental arches. The jaws are then fixed in place using miniature titanium plates and screws.

Double Jaw Surgery Checklist :

· Do you have an asymmetric jaw? Is your face shape concerning you? · Is it difficult for you to keep your teeth closed? · Is your chin protruding too much? · Is your face too long or too short compared to your other features? · Does your lower jaw resemble a lantern-like shape?

Long Chin Correction
For a long chin, the doctor can perform T-Osteotomy surgery to correct the chin area. This will make the chin look shorter and more balanced compared to the rest of your facial features.

Short Chin Correction
For a short chin, the doctor can either add fat through a fat graft or he can add a prosthesis. This will make the chin look longer and more balanced compared to the rest of your facial features.

Wide / Asymmetric Chin Correction
For a wide chin, the doctor can perform T-Osteotomy surgery to correct the chin area. This will make the chin look shorter and more balanced compared to the rest of your facial features.

Surgery information

Surgery time : 1.5-2.5 hours

Anesthesia : General Anesthesia

Downtime : 14 days. Stitch out is done 14 days after surgery (Recommended to stay at least 2 weeks in Korea)

Fasting : No food, liquids or gum starting from 8 hours before surgery

Hospitalization : 1 day. You can go home or to your hotel the day after your surgery.

Surgery preparations
Please stop taking any non-essential medications and supplements, including but not limited to: Multivitamins, painkillers, Omega 3 Fish Oil, etc. Please also stop smoking and drinking alcohol starting a couple of days before your surgery.

After 2-3 months, 90% of the swelling and bruising will have disappeared. The remaining swelling will go down over the course of the next 3-12 months.

Follow-up appointments
2 or 3 check-ups

Recovery time

1-2 weeks
You cannot eat solid foods and have to eat liquid foods such as porridge and juice for the first 1-2 weeks. You have to ice the area as much as possible during the first week. It is recommended to sleep with your head elevated during the first week as well. You should use the prescribed gargle everyday and take your medication as explained. You cannot remove the pressure bandage that the doctor will apply during the first couple of days. Please take all the prescribed medication and rest as much as possible, especially the first week.

3-4 weeks
You can still not eat very hard foods or open your mouth too much, but you can extend your diet to several different types of foods that are soft / slightly hard. You should be careful not to put too much pressure on the area. To prevent any drooping or skin loosening, we recommend using the head compression garment as much as possible. You will start seeing good results during the 3-4 week mark, since a lot of swelling and bruising will have gone down.

2-6 months
After a couple of months, you can start to notice your surgery results. Your face will look more balanced. From 3 months post-surgery, you can go back to any activities that you used to do before your surgery. You can get a massage or treatments done on the jaw area from 3 months post surgery.