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Peninsula Oral and Facial Surgery is the premier center for corrective jaw surgery in San Mateo and the Bay Area. Dr. Adam Fagin provides meticulous treatment planning and the highest quality care to ensure the best treatment outcomes.
Corrective jaw surgery, or orthognathic surgery, focuses on providing life-long improvement in orofacial function addressing the face, the airway, and the bite. By addressing the facial bones, the foundation for the teeth and facial soft tissues, orthognathic surgery, is able address functional concerns such as difficulty chewing or breathing while balancing and harmonizing facial esthetics. Jaw surgery is an intimidating topic to consider for many patients and their families, but advances in modern surgical techniques, digital planning and anesthesia has dramatically improved patients’ recovery and outcomes. Dr. Adam Fagin has completed a one-year fellowship focused solely on corrective jaw surgery in addition to six years of surgical residency, ensuring that he can provide treatment for even the most complex cases.
Successful corrective jaw surgery relies on more than just a skilled surgeon. Our entire team, from our highly trained surgical assistants to our insurance coordinators, is focused on delivering the best care with in-network medical insurance for you and your family. It is our passion to deliver a superior service for corrective jaw surgery, available to all patients in the Bay Area and beyond.
Corrective jaw surgery can provide life-long benefits by correcting problems affecting the face, airway, and bite. Designed to correct unbalanced growth of the upper and lower jaws resulting in skeletal malocclusions, corrective jaw surgery repositions the jaws in order to ideally position the teeth and facial soft tissues to naturally improve dental function and breathing while improving facial esthetics and balance.
This type of surgery could be recommended if you have problems with your jaw that cannot be corrected with orthodontics alone. The most common indications for corrective jaw surgery include unbalanced growth of the jaws, prior facial trauma, sleep apnea and abnormalities of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
Corrective jaw surgery allows your surgeon and orthodontist to work together to achieve the best position for your jaws which are the foundation for your facial esthetics, dental function, and airway. Corrective jaw surgery allows your team to focus on idealizing all these factors without having to compensate for or accept compromises in function, longevity or health due to a compromised position of the skeletal foundation. Skeletal malocclusions that can be treated in this manner are often referred to as overbites, underbites, open bites and asymmetries.
The treatment and surgical approach will depend on your unique case and the desired outcome. If you want to learn more about your specific options, please do not hesitate to reach out and schedule a free consultation with Dr. Adam Fagin at Peninsula Oral and Facial Surgery.
It can be difficult to visualize the benefits of Orthognathic Surgery, so we will provide visual examples including before and after treatment photos from previous cases. In some cases, 3D modeling can be applied, allowing us to show you a computerized representation of the improvements after Orthognathic Surgery.
In many cases, the differences before and after Orthognathic Surgery are striking, with visible changes in appearance and the function/position of bone structures. Sometimes the results are more subtle aesthetically, but functionally quite profound.
World-class oral care should be accessible to all, and we pride ourselves on providing affordable Orthognathic Surgery to patients in the Bay Area and beyond. We are an in-network provider for major insurers.
Book your free consultation and talk to our team to learn about insurance details and out-of-pocket costs.
Recovery from Jaw Surgery can be an intimidating for many patients and their families. However, advances in surgical and anesthetic techniques have made the recovery easier than ever. Patients can open their mouth immediately after surgery, the jaws no longer have to be wired shut. This allows patients to eat and speak as soon as they wake up from surgery. The vast majority of patients stay one night in the hospital. Virtual surgical planning makes it possible to plan the procedure to the finest detail, ensuring that the process and recovery are better than ever before.
To learn more about recovery visit our page specifically on recovery above.
If you have questions about Orthognathic Surgery in San Mateo, we are ready to answer them. You can get answers to the most common questions even before your consultation begins. Book your consultation at Peninsula Oral and Facial Surgery to learn more and begin your diagnosis and treatment planning.
General Anesthesia is used to ensure a pain-free procedure that is safe for you and the surgical staff. Unlike sedation, you will be unconscious for the procedure and your condition will be carefully monitored by an anesthesiologist. General anesthesia is not necessary for every procedure but is standard for Jaw Surgery.
Have more questions? We are ready to answer them. Book your appointment at Peninsula Oral and Facial Surgery and enjoy compassionate care and the best long-term outcomes for a comfortable, healthy, and beautiful smile.
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