Innovation in orthognathic surgery

Professor Hernandez-Alfaro and his team have presented an innovative technique that eliminates the unwanted effects of orthognathic surgery. Despite being a technique that significantly improves the quality of life of the patient, orthognathic surgery of the upper jaw can have some unwanted effects on the operated area, such as the widening of the base of...

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In the article On a definition of the appropriate timing for surgical intervention in orthognathic surgery, I present the different scenarios of the contemporary orthognathic surgery patient depending on the moment in which the surgical event takes place. Thus we have: Surgery First, Surgery Early, Surgery Last, Surgery Late, Surgery Only, Surgery Never. The advantages...

Postoperative care after orthognathic surgery   At Maxillofacial Institute we offer customized postoperative care to our patients operated of maxillofacial surgery,  including physiotherapy, hyalotherapy and lymphotherapy masks, in order to optimize their recovery.   What are the benefits of each of these techniques?   Physiotherapy The techniques of manipulation and / or mobilization that the...