Orthognathic surgery
 Lateral skull (Commons). Orthognathic surgery cuts and moves the tooth-bearing jaws — maxilla, mandible, or both.
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| Field | Surgery |
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| Also known as | jaw surgery, double-jaw surgery
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| Related | Bimaxillary osteotomy; Sliding genioplasty; Male rhinoplasty |
Orthognathic surgery is the set of operations that cut and move the tooth-bearing jaws — maxilla, mandible, or both — to change bite and facial projection.[1] Looksmaxxing calls the two-jaw version bimax or “double jaw.” A sliding genioplasty moves chin bone and is often bundled; it is not the same cut as a BSSO (bilateral sagittal split osteotomy) of the ramus.
This page is a map. It is not a shopping list. Nerve injury, malocclusion, and revision are why a maxillofacial surgeon and orthodontics exist. Forum “LeFort plus wraparound jaw in Turkey next month” is how people land in surgical pitfalls.
Usual cuts
- Le Fort I — maxilla; midface projection and occlusal plane.
- BSSO — mandible ramus split; slide the tooth-bearing jaw.
- Bimaxillary osteotomy — both, one anaesthetic.
- Sliding genioplasty / chin wing osteotomy — chin or mandibular border, bite often unchanged.
See also
References
- ↑ Orthognathic surgery. Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 September 2026.