What Implants Do I Need After Double Jaw Surgery?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I’d like to discuss a couple implants like chin implant, jaw implants and cheek implants. I’m not sure I will get all, but some, and I’d like to weigh my options. In combination with those I would really appreciate your input on double jaw surgery with bimaxillary advancement, assymetry correction (slight cant correction, and horizontal repositioning), all of which to align the jaws to facial midline and center it to the eyes. This would be crucial since this surgery would create the foundation for the implants. I plan to get jaw surgery in south korea as aesthetic jaw surgery isn’t done in my country, and your input would be strongly appreciated

A:If you were already certain that upper and lower jaw surgery is needed there is no purpose before that surgery to have some discussion about secondary implant onlay augmentation as the postop aesthetic needs, if any, are yet unknown. As you have correctly pointed out get the skeletal foundation correct first and then evaluate what secondary implant augmentations may be beneficial.

Dr. Barry Eppley

Plastic Surgeon