Orthognathic Surgery and Sports Performance

In sports, seemingly insignificant factors can make the difference between success and mediocrity. The ability to breathe efficiently is essential for athletes, as adequate oxygenation of the body is essential to maintain optimal performance. In this sense, orthognathic surgery stands out: By correcting problems such as sleep apnea or airway obstruction, this surgery can dramatically...

Orthofacial surgery has a double objective: to achieve a functional improvement of the maxillo-mandibular complex, and at the same time, an aesthetic improvement of the patient's face, but what kind of changes can we expect in our face after this type of surgery? The answer depends on the type of surgery you have to undergo:...

The term orthofacial surgery appears more and more in the specialized media in maxillofacial surgery, but what exactly is it? Although we are in a moment of transition in which both terms can be used indiscriminately to refer to the same procedure, it is necessary to explain each of them in depth: Orthognathic surgery has...

A large proportion of cases of facelift are made following an erroneous diagnosis: patients go to the surgeon looking for a solution for the sagging of their soft tissues, and the surgeons usually advise a facelift, when in fact the lack of tissue support in many cases is due to a lack of projection of...