subject: Upper Jaw Surgery [print this page] The upper jaw surgeryis performed because there may be some imbalance in ones face due to an abnormality in the upper jaw. If your jaws protrude too much you will loss the attractiveness of your face. In order to correct this error on the face, cosmetic jaw surgery is done. If it is just a minor error an orthodontist will correct it but when it is very serious then surgery of the born may be needed in this case.
Maxilloplasty is another name of surgery of the upper jaw, in order to perform this surgery extra care is needed in this procedure because it is very sensitive and also sometimes not consider as cosmetic surgery as it is basically a constructive surgery. Concerning the lower jaw mandibuloplasty which is another name for this cosmetic surgery is used. To do this a bone graft, cartilage or a silicon graft is implanted in the chin to make it give a better look.
This surgery is usually performed under a local anesthesia but if bone or cartilaginous graft is needed, then normally anesthesia is needed, given and the graft is acquired from the ribs. Incision is usually made on the inside surface of the chin, it can also be made just under the chin in order to avoid appearance of the scar tissue. This incision is usually performed under the chin to remove a part of the bone to reduce the size of the chin. By doing this a nerve may be destroy in the procedure which may lead to numbness and the lose of sensitivity on certain areas of the lower lip. It is nothing to worry about because it is mostly temporal and in very rare instances that it may be permanent. Furthermore, if a graft is placed in the chin, it might displace from its original position. This error is corrected by performing a second adjustment surgery on the chin. For more information dental veneer see; dental implants and
