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Double Jaw
Surgery for
Long Face

What is a Long Face
Normally, the length of the face is 1.3 times the width of the face. A long face refers to cases where the face is much longer than this norm.
While a long face may be attributable to the width of the face being too narrow, it is attributable to the length of the face being too long and therefore diagnosed as a ‘long face’ in most cases.
In cases of a long face, patients may not be able to fully close their mouth during their ordinary day to day life, and their upper teeth and gum may be overly visible when smiling or laughing. Moreover, they experience teeth malocclusion with having openbite in often cases.

Long FaceSurgical Method

The surgical method to treat and correct a long narrow face depends on the underlying issues of the face.
If the jaw is simply protruded or only the chi) is just long in length, the chin only can be cut to correct. However, this must be proceeded with caution as the face may look unnatural after cutting the chin only.

- Maxilla ((Upper Jaw))
  
  A surgery decision is selectively made on maxilla, based on the status of the long face. In case the face is insufficiently sized forward and backward due to excessive delay in growth, in case vertical height is abnormal, and in case there is excessive facial asymmetry, the maxilla is cut horizontally in most cases and then re-positioned to the desired location.
- Mandible (Lower Jaw)
  SSRO or IVRO
  
  Depending on the patient symptoms, the most appropriate method between IVRO and SSRO is chosen and used.
- Chin (The Edge of the Jaw)
  
  If the length of the face is long primarily due to overly developed lower jaw, then surgery is performed to shorten the length by cutting only the chin.

Oral and Maxillofacial
Surgery Specialists
Who Understand
Beautiful Faces

Many patients who visit EU ask this question. Although people tend to think that receiving double jaw surgery at an oral and maxillofacial surgery hospital would enhance the functional aspects but would be difficult to improve the beauty aspects. But this is a misconception.

Dr. Jong Yun Kim and Dr. Hee Jin Shin at EU Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery are oral and maxillofacial surgery specialists, who have helped numerous patients recover their functionality and are highly experienced in performing facial bone surgery for a wide variety of cases.

As a result of significant experience in facial bone surgery, combined with endless study and research on beautiful faces, our EU doctors are now widely recognized as the specialists in the oral and maxillofacial surgery area. Instead of simply striving for some standardized facial structures, our EU specialists improve not only the functional aspects but also the beauty aspects that consider unique individuality.

SSRO or IVRO
Instead of choosing either SSRO or IVRO, we choose the most appropriate surgical method tailored to the individual patients

The two primary surgical methods in double jaw surgery are SSRO (Sagittal Split Ramus Osteotomy) and IVRO (Intraoral Vertical Ramus Osteotomy). While the preferred surgical method may vary slightly depending on the hospital and the surgeon, Both methods are used at EU Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery.

From time to time, our patients ask us which of the two methods, SSRO and IVRO, is better. Whenever we receive this question, our response at EU is always the same.

The appropriate surgical method depends on the patient’s unique circumstances, and the method that offer the most benefits, given the patient’s circumstances, is the best surgical method to use.

EU Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery maximizes the advantages of SSRO and IVRO while mitigating the disadvantages by utilizing close SSRO and close IVRO surgical methods.

Surgery-First
Approach System
Based on Technological
Competence

Double jaw surgery and orthodontics are inseparably related. In general, at least 6 months of minimum orthodontic treatment is needed prior to double jaw surgery, and another period of orthodontic treatment is needed after the surgery. The entire process of double jaw surgery takes up 2 years on average to be completed.

Pre-surgery at EU Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery has the advantage of not requiring orthodontic treatment prior to the surgery. This is possible as a result of the highly sophisticated skills possessed by Dr. Kim and Dr. Shin.

To perform the surgery-first approach reliably, the three factors, accurate diagnosis and systematic surgical plans, surgical skills of the doctors, must all be in harmony.

The surgery-first approach would not be offered if there was a lack of experience or confidence in the results. EU Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is highly confident in delivering results.

Man and woman,
Design that Considers
Unique Individuality

Double jaw surgery by itself is surgery performed while considering the unique characteristics and circumstances of individuals, and therefore a particularly different surgical method does not necessarily apply as a result of the patient being a man vs. being a woman.
However, given the assumption that the functionality is enhanced satisfactorily, the surgery can be performed to tailor to the image that each patient desires.

Doing so requires the surgeons to possess technical competence and a sense of beauty, combined with genuine interest and understanding as to what the patient truly wants. These are reasons why EU Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery are highly and genuinely interested in each of the patients it serves, and there are reasons why EU patients have such a high level of satisfaction as to the results of their surgery.

EU Oral & Maxillofacial
Surgery that
beautify even the inner
side of the bones
Double jaw surgery is correcting for malocclusion by adjusting the locations of facial bones. Doing so will correct for the imbalance of facial bones, recover the functionality by correcting for malocclusion, and enhance the beauty of the face shape. The skills and competence of the surgeons performing double jaw surgery can be assessed by simply examining the bone surface after cutting.

Many patients say even the bone pictures at EU Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery are pretty. This is attributable to our precise understanding on facial bone structure and functions.

We understand deeply as to how much burden that our patients have and how long our patients have thought about double jaw surgery until they finally decided to proceed with such a major surgery. Accordingly, EU Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery will strive endless to achieve healthy and beautiful results by performing safe and correct surgery based on adequate consultations and precise diagnosis.

Medical Institution for Attraction of Foreign Patients
EU Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery is officially certified as the Medical Institution for Attraction of Foreign Patients.
Gangnam-gu Medical Tour Collaborating Institution
EU Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery has successfully passed highly strict criteria to officially be one of the Gangnam-gu Medical Tour Collaborating Institutions.
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