You will be putting on the wafer immediately after the surgery and until receiving your orthodontic treatment. But depending on the person, wafer may need to be put on for additional one or two more months after receiving

orthodontic treatment.

While you do not need to put on your wafer constantly while you are hospitalized, you will still have to practice putting it on by looking at the mirror regularly.

After leaving the hospital, you can visit the hospital after one week, and then after two weeks, and finally after a month in order to check up on your progress.

(In cases of IVRO and SSRO, there can be 2 to 3 days of difference depending on the surgical method.)

At EU Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, we offer laser treatment to help recovery quickly after double jaw surgery.

After double jaw surgery, the prescription will be provided for one week worth of pills. You can consume these pills according to the instructions, and if you have no issues afterward, you do not need to

consume additional pills from thereon.

If you are uncomfortable with taking powder medicine, you can dilute it with water or other drinks to help you taking it.

The facial bandage you put on after the surgery pressured the face, thereby preventing edema and sagging skin. It is advisable to having the band on for 2 weeks, and you can take either 5 minutes of break after putting it on

for 25 minutes, or 10 minutes of break after having it on for 50 minutes.

It is important that you gargle three times in a day starting the day after the surgery.

After leaving the hospital, you should not forget to use Hexamedin gargle at home after having a meal or eating any food.

If you do not have Hexamedin gargle, you should rinse your mouth using clean water.

You should use Hexamedin gargle for 2 weeks.

While you are hospitalized, you will not need to gargle separately.

After leaving the hospital, you should start using Hexamedin gargle for 30 seconds after each meal to rinse your mouth.

For one week after the surgery, you can start using only a tiny toothbrush, along with Hexamedin gargle, to brush your teeth. (You can use kids’ toothpaste.)

You may feel a little difficulty with breathing after the surgery, as your mucous membrane within your nose and mouth is swollen.

While you are hospitalized, our specialized staff members will monitor your status on a real-time basis and therefore you do not need to worry too much.

After leaving the hospital, we will prescribe you a nasal spray that you can apply to your nose whenever you feel uncomfortable with breathing.

For the first 2 to 3 days after the surgery is when your swelling is the most serious. Breathing may be uncomfortable during this period.

Your breathing will gradually become easier and comfortable as your sizable swelling diminishes starting one-week post-surgery.

Double jaw surgery is performed by starting from the inside of your mouth. Accordingly, in the first 2 to 3 days post-surgery, the blood locked up inside can come out through your mouth and nose. This symptom can last for

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a maximum of 4 weeks depends on the person. 

Swelling is the most serious in the first 2 to 3 days post-surgery.

Normally, swelling diminishes slowly starting one-week post-surgery, but it depends on the person.

Some time is needed for anesthetic gas to come out of the body after the double jaw surgery.

In addition, your status will need to be monitored continuously. As such, sleeping right after the surgery is difficult. You can sleep approximately 6 to 8 hours post-surgery.

After the surgery, in order to prevent edema and maintain breathing, it is advisable to have your head higher than your heart while sleeping.

When hospitalized, you have to put on your facial bandage during your sleep, but after leaving the hospital, you either do not have to put the facial bandage on, or you can loosen it up a little.

You do not need to worry much about your mouth opening widely during your sleep as this is not a concerning problem.

You can only start drinking water after 6 to 8 hours post-surgery. On the day of the surgery, you are not allowed to eat or drink anything other than water.

Starting the following day, you can start drinking soups with no solid ingredients.

While you are hospitalized, we provide a drink called “New Care” three times a day.

For 2 weeks after the surgery, it is advisable that you have New Care, along with liquid food such as soup, ion drinks and soybean milk in a balance manner, so that you are not nutritionally deficient.

While you can drink fruit juice, you should be cautious as you may have a burning feeling in your stomach. You should also be cautious with drinking milk as it can cause diarrhea.

After 2 weeks and up to a month post-surgery, you can intake all types of food that does not require you to chew. After a month, you can start chewing and having primarily tender and soft food.