How can I decide if orthognathic surgery is right for me?
Most normal, healthy people are excellent candidates for orthognathic surgery, but it is very important for you, as patient, to know that there are surgical limitations. You will avoid disappointment if you are willing to listen to our explanation. This will enable you to form realistic expectations and not to expect miracles. The psychological evaluation is as critical as your physical history. Next, you yourself can contribute to the success of the surgery with positive thinking and adhering to the pre-operative regime. This will give you the best preparation for a little discomfort, misunderstanding and a safe operation with satisfactory results.

The ultimate goal of orthognathic surgery is a happy patient. Properly planned and executed surgery, performed on an individual with realistic expectations and good indications for improvement, will achieve this purpose.

Emotional stability is one of the most important factors to be established before any Orthognathic surgery is undertaken. While an elective procedure can reshape your face, it cannot reshape your life. Orthognathic surgery can improve your appearance and renew your self-confidence, but the rest is up to you. If you suspect there's cause for concern, you can call us at 1-800-206-2000 for an initial consult.

Do you have any of the conditions listed in our pyramid below?
Look at the list bellow and note the area of your concern.  Each of these conditions represents a problem that could easily be corrected in our center.

Over Bite
Open Bite
Deep Bite
Under Bite
Sleep Apnea
Gummy Smile
Receding Jaw
Receding Chin
Protruding Jaw
Speech Problem
Chronic Jaw Pain
Difficulty Swallowing
Excessive Wearing of Teeth
Facial Injury or Birth Defects
Unbalanced Facial Appearance
Difficulty Chewing or Biting Food
Chronic Mouth Breathing With Dry Mouth
Inability To Make Lips Meet Without Effort

Do you have a realistic expectation?
Undergoing orthognathic surgery must be given serious thought. Although the risk is relatively low, it is a surgical procedure and not a trivial beauty treatment. In considering a surgical procedure such as orthognathic surgery to enhance your bite, smile and personal appearance, you must first examine what your motivation is and what your expectations are. In order to do so, you must choose a surgeon who is not only a qualified and experienced surgeon, but also who has the ability to listen and is willing to discuss the advantages, benefits and risks with you in an open and realistic manner. The surgeon you choose must become closely related to you and your particular needs. Make a realistic decision.

The way you look reflects the way you feel!

"Suddenly, the world looks a lot brighter to me."

Before undergoing orthognathic surgery, we will thoroughly examine and evaluate each patient. We will review your medical record to establish that there is no known condition that could increase, beyond normal, the risk of the operation. Do you show a tendency to form heavy scar tissue or do you heal clearly, quickly and with little or no scarring? This and many other questions have to be answered and noted in a first interview with us.  You are asked to also help us in providing a detailed medical history as well as any relevant concern you have about your health.

If you have a jaw imbalance or a receded chin or any other conditions discussed in this site we would like to hear from you.  Our contact numbers are easy and our consultations are educational and interesting.  You can call us at 1-800-206-2000 to set an appointment for consultation. Your initial consultation will help you decide if orthognathic surgery is for you. A good candidate for orthognathic surgery is one who understands the procedure, is realistic about the expectations and risks for the surgery, and is motivated primarily to please oneself. In addition, good candidates are willing to tolerate unavoidable inconveniences such as healing time, possible numbness of the lips, chin, gum and cheeks, also to temporarily refrain from smoking and some medications that impede healing.

How Common Is Orthognathic Surgery?
It is hard to believe but the first orthognathic surgery was done over 150 years ago! Luckily for our patients today, the techniques have changed! Orthognathic surgery has become very common, as patients have discovered the benefits of corrective jaw surgery as it pertains to their ability to chew and function. In addition, orthodontists realize the advantage of orthognathic surgery from a stability standpoint. Orthodontics is much more stable if any jaw deformity can be surgically corrected. Correcting the position of the bones allows the orthodontist to place the teeth in an ideal alignment. Ideal alignment insures proper forces on the teeth and helps to eliminate orthodontic relapse. Additionally, alignment of the jaws will many times improve a patient’s esthetics and at the same time may reduce the orthodontic treatment time. For these reasons, orthognathic surgery is beneficial. Advances in orthognathic surgery have greatly reduced complications. In most cases, hospital stays have been reduced to overnight admissions. All procedures are performed inside the mouth without facial scarring. Bone-plating techniques have eliminated the need for the jaws to be wired together after the surgical procedure. Orthognathic surgery has changed from a cruel and painful cutting of the jaws, from outside of the face, to an art form using sophisticated equipment to correct the problem in the most precise way possible.

Will the surgery change the way I look?
Yes. Your facial appearance can change drastically after the surgery. Sometimes this change is very subtle and sometimes the change is quite dramatic. Although in most cases the goal of the surgery is not of a cosmetic nature, the majority of patients and their family and friends conclude that the surgery improves the cosmetic appearance of the face. Of course, cosmetics and beauty are very subjective and each patient will have a different perception of the facial changes that occur.  To see how the facial appearance of our patients has been changed by jaw surgery look in our photo gallery.

"My gummy smile was embarrassing and my overbite was making me unable to chew and eat properly.  I owe my new life and my restored look to the hands of the master of jaw surgery, Dr. Madani.  It has been 15 years since my surgery and I have had no problems at all.  Thank you Doc!"

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