What is orthognathic surgery and who is it suitable for? – GOOD SHAPE

Orthognathic surgery corrects, among other things, the “forward chin” (Getty/Getty Images)

The surgery orthognathic is surgery for the treatment of changes in dental occlusion.

These are surgeries performed in hospitals under general anesthesia by oral and maxillofacial surgeons or plastic surgeons specializing in oral and maxillofacial surgery.

These are surgeries that change the bone part of the face, both the mandible and the maxilla, and end up bringing aesthetic benefits as well, but the focus is on the treatment of dental occlusion.

It can be done to increase the mandible, for example, to reduce them, to reduce the jaw…

Example of maxillary advancement surgery (getty/Getty Images)

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DR. PAOLO RUBEZ: Plastic surgeon, full member of the Brazilian Society of Plastic Surgery, the American Society of Plastic Surgery (ASPS) and the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS), Dr. Paolo Rubez holds a Master’s Degree in Plastic Surgery from the Paulista School of Medicine at UNIFESP. The doctor specializes in Migraine Surgery at Case Western University, with Dr Bahman Guyuron (in Cleveland – USA) and in Aesthetic and Reconstructive Rhinoplasty, at the same University, and at Escola Paulista de Medicina/UNIFESP