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General Category => Functional Surgery Questions => Topic started by: Zxk on July 22, 2014, 04:10:14 AM

Title: How do you correct a narrow jaw?
Post by: Zxk on July 22, 2014, 04:10:14 AM

I suffer with a narrow/slim jaw which I think affects the balance of my face. Ive tried doing some research on a procedure that would allow me to widen my jaw, but haven't came across a definitive answer?

If anyone you could offer some solutions it would be appreciated, thanks

Title: Re: How do you correct a narrow jaw?
Post by: Dontknowwhattodo on July 22, 2014, 10:55:43 AM

Quote from: kizarq on July 22, 2014, 04:57:01 AM

Lower jaw: Distraction osteogenesis (DO), rare
Upper jaw: Surgical assisted rapid palatal expansion (SARPE), quite common

Chin-Wing genioplasty, Jaw Implants can both increase bilateral width of the mandible, although in a limited degree and would probably look weird as f**k with narrow dental palates.

Best wishes

And you cant just expand the upper jaw if both jaws are narrow, right?

Title: Re: How do you correct a narrow jaw?
Post by: Dontknowwhattodo on July 22, 2014, 11:27:08 AM

So if they want, they can expand both jaws during puberty, but after sutures are fused then they can only expand the upper jaw and only a bit. Is that right?

Title: Re: How do you correct a narrow jaw?
Post by: Zxk on July 22, 2014, 06:14:58 PM

Does chin wing widen the jaw angles?