Jaw Corrective Surgery (Orthognathic)

🔬How Jaw Corrective Surgery (Orthognathic) is Performed

• 1Pre-operative assessment — blood work, ECG, imaging, and fitness for general anesthesia
• 2Administration of general anesthesia by the anaesthesia team
• 3Surgical access — incisions or ports created based on open or minimally invasive approach
• 4Core procedure: Surgical repositioning of the upper jaw (maxilla), lower jaw (mandible), or both to correct skeletal irregularities affecting bite function, facial aesthetics, speech, and breathing.
• 5Haemostasis, drain placement if needed, and systematic closure of surgical layers
• 6Transfer to recovery room for anaesthesia reversal and vital-sign monitoring