Bimaxillary orthognathic surgery step by step

Even though our patients always know in advance the procedures that will be carried out during their surgery, many of them would like to know exactly what happens once the anesthesia takes effect. This is a step by step breakdown of a bimaxillary orthognathic surgery with general anesthesia at the Maxillofacial Institute: After hospital admission,...

The sensation of numbness, also called paresthesia, is one of the possible complications derived from orthognathic surgery, which occurs in different places and with different levels of intensity. As a rule, this sensation is transient, with a very variable recovery period. Orthognathic surgery addresses areas of the face through which different nerves and nerve endings...

Today we want to share with you some reasons to undergo orthognathic surgery that our patients have shared with us over the years: Chewing Generally, orthognathic patients have occlusion problems, since their jaws do not develop correctly, and many of them (especially those who suffer from open bite) end up being able to chew only...

The extraction of wisdom teeth is indicated for a large part of the population, since there are very few cases where they erupt without complications. If you have undergone, or intend to go through this intervention (which is usually quite simple in most cases) it is very important to know what kind of food you can...