How long can you go to work after orthognathic surgery is related to the type of orthognathic surgery and the patient’s personal physical condition. Generally speaking, for simple orthognathic surgery, the intraoral sutures can be removed 10 to 14 days after the surgery, and the patient can go to work if there is no obvious discomfort after the sutures are removed; if the orthognathic surgery is complicated, and there is obvious pain and swelling in the local area after the surgery, or even infection occurs, then the time to go to work should be postponed.
1. Dental and maxillofacial deformity is a kind of bony malocclusion caused by abnormal growth and development of the jawbone, and the positional relationship between the upper and lower jaws and their craniofacial bones is out of order.
2. The treatment of maxillofacial deformity is to improve the patient’s facial shape and dentofacial relationship through orthognathic surgery combined with orthodontic treatment. Orthognathic surgery realizes the improvement of facial appearance through the displacement of tooth-bone complex with tips. Generally, the sutures can be removed 10 to 14 days after the surgery, and you can go to work if there is no abnormality after the sutures are removed.
3. Orthognathic surgery to correct the developmental deformity of the jaw has dozens of surgical procedures, including maxillary anterior osteotomy, LeFort I osteotomy, mandibular sagittal splitting surgery, double jaw surgery, mandibular anguloplasty, etc. Sometimes, according to the needs of a few surgical procedures must be carried out jointly, postoperative swelling and pain is obvious, the postoperative recovery time is longer, and should be suitably delayed to go to work.
Those who need orthognathic surgery for dental and maxillofacial deformity should consult a doctor in time, complete the examination and standardize the treatment under the guidance of a professional doctor, in order to achieve good orthognathic effect.