Cosmetic jaw surgery is usually performed to correct a range of minor and major irregularities which occur in the patient's skeleton or dental region. This type of surgery is performed correct any functional problems and improve a patients breathing, speaking and chewing. Some of the most common conditions that this orthognathic surgery fixes are:
* Difficulty in chewing or biting food
* Difficulty in swallowing
* Chronic jaw pain
* Excessive wear of teeth
* Unbalanced facial appearance from the front or side
* Facial injury
* Birth defects
* Receding lower jaw and chin
* Protruding jaw
* Inability to make lips meet without straining
* Sleep apnea
This type of surgery is usually performed to inside the mouth and leaves no scars on the patient's face which is visible. The surgeon makes cuts in the jawbones and moves them into a correct position to fix the deformity. Once the jaw has been correctly aligned, the surgeon uses screws and bone plates to secure the bones into their new position permanently. There are a few rare cases of jaw surgery in which the surgeon requires an extra bone to add to the jaw. This bone is usually taken from the patient's hip, rib or leg for the surgery which is secured to the jaw with temporary wires.
For those who wish to correct any deformities in their face, there are different types of cosmetic jaw surgery that a patient can undergo to improve different parts of their face.
1. Upper Jaw
A maxillary osteotomy is performed to correct a significantly receded upper jaw, cross bite, too much or too little teeth showing or open bite. The surgeon cuts the bone above the patient's teeth so that the entire upper jaw can be moved as a single unit into the correct position. The surgeon moves the upper jaw and the teeth so that they fit properly with the patient's lower teeth.
2. Lower jaw
A mandibular osteotomy is a jaw surgery performed on the lower jaw where in the surgeon makes cuts behind the molars and the length of the jaw bone. The surgeon uses screws so that when the jaw slides into its new position it stays so until it heals.
3. Chin surgery
Genioplasty is a type of cosmetic jaw surgery in which the surgeon cuts the chin bone and secures it into its new position.
Cosmetic jaw surgeries in Chennai when performed, significantly alter the bone structure and gives the patient's face a different look. Orthognathic surgery can be used by patients to improve their facial features with ease.
Radhika Goswami, a MBBS student, wants to become a plastic surgeon someday. But today, she loves to help out people understand the fascinating world of cosmetic jaw surgery and the reasons one undergoes orthognathic surgery. Therefore, in spite of busy schedule, she writes about different cosmetic jaw surgeries in Chennai and the importance of undergoing a jaw surgery.
