Maxillofacial/Bony Contouring
Dr. Mo Boonipat is fellowship trained in orthognathic surgery (jaw surgery) and facial bone contouring.
Aesthetic Jaw (Orthognathic) Surgery in Lubbock, TX
What is Jaw Surgery (Orthognathic surgery)?
Jaw surgery (orthognathic, or-thog-NATH-ik) surgery, improves the alignment of your jaw and teeth, how they fit together (occlusion), and also your facial appearance aesthetically.
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Dr. Boonipat in Lubbock, TX, specializes in the advanced discipline of aesthetic (cosmetic) orthognathic surgery (jaw surgery). This means he pays equal attention to how your face looks and how your teeth and other function improves. Many times, the jaw surgery is combined with other cosmetic procedures such as rhinoplasty and jawline contouring.
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In some cases, you might need some other procedure such as rhinoplasty, jaw contouring/reduction surgery, V-line procedure, genioplasty (chin surgery), cheekbone contouring, or other soft tissue procedure instead to change your appearance.
Many times, when you have issues with how your teeth fit together, your orthodontist can use braces to align your teeth. However, only small movements is possible with braces, and in many cases the better long term option for both your teeth and your facial aesthetics will be aesthetic jaw surgery.
In almost all cases, you will need braces before and after surgery. Dr. Boonipat will work with your orthodontist to come up with a comprehensive treatment planning.
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Example of a patient before (left) and after (right) orthognathic jaw surgery from textbook Orthognathic Surgery, by Posnick
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What is the difference between oral/maxillofacial surgeon and plastic surgeon?Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons have a dental background. They went to dental school prior to obtaining their training in maxillofacial surgery. The training involved dental implants, third molar removal, facial fractures, orthognathic surgery, and in some programs free flaps reconstruction for the head and neck. Plastic Surgeons goes to medical school prior to residency. In plastic surgery residency, the training does not involve dental implants, or third molar removal. It does involve facial fractures, orthognathic surgery, free flap reconstruction in the head and neck and the rest of the body. Plastic surgeons also have extensive training in facial aesthetics. Dr. Boonipat further his plastic surgery training with a concentrated fellowship in aesthetic jaw surgery in Taiwan. He is well qualified to address both your functional concerns by working with your orthodontist (braces/teeth doctor), and your aesthetic concerns because of his plastic surgery and fellowship training. In many cases, jaw surgery can be performed with other aesthetic procedures to improve your aesthetic outcome, all under one anesthesia. (See page on combined jaw surgery with rhinoplasty or combined jaw surgery with other facial cosmetic procedures.
Dr. Boonipat's Expertise
Aesthetic Jaw surgery (orthognathic surgery) is one of the most difficult procedures to perform well, and can have very dramatic functional and cosmetic outcome for the patient. Dr. Boonipat is well qualified from both an aesthetic perspective from his plastic surgery training in residency, and from his fellowship in jaw surgery where he assisted and performed more than 100 cases of complex double jaw surgeries. He also have extensive experience in 3D planning, and aesthetic optimization as most of his cases are aesthetic driven (rather than how their teeth come together). Dr. Boonipat offers new concepts such as “Surgery-first” surgery (page on Surgery first), and Invisalign clear aligners.
If you do not have an orthodontist, we can have you work with one of our orthodontist, or in certain we can perform the surgery, and you can go back and work with your local orthodontist after.
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What is the difference between oral/maxillofacial surgeon and plastic surgeon?Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons have a dental background. They went to dental school prior to obtaining their training in maxillofacial surgery. The training involved dental implants, third molar removal, facial fractures, orthognathic surgery, and in some programs free flaps reconstruction for the head and neck. Plastic Surgeons goes to medical school prior to residency. In plastic surgery residency, the training does not involve dental implants, or third molar removal. It does involve facial fractures, orthognathic surgery, free flap reconstruction in the head and neck and the rest of the body. Plastic surgeons also have extensive training in facial aesthetics. Dr. Boonipat further his plastic surgery training with a concentrated fellowship in aesthetic jaw surgery in Taiwan. He is well qualified to address both your functional concerns by working with your orthodontist (braces/teeth doctor), and your aesthetic concerns because of his plastic surgery and fellowship training. In many cases, jaw surgery can be performed with other aesthetic procedures to improve your aesthetic outcome, all under one anesthesia. (See page on combined jaw surgery with rhinoplasty or combined jaw surgery with other facial cosmetic procedures.
What to expect during and after surgery?
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What is the difference between oral/maxillofacial surgeon and plastic surgeon?Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons have a dental background. They went to dental school prior to obtaining their training in maxillofacial surgery. The training involved dental implants, third molar removal, facial fractures, orthognathic surgery, and in some programs free flaps reconstruction for the head and neck. Plastic Surgeons goes to medical school prior to residency. In plastic surgery residency, the training does not involve dental implants, or third molar removal. It does involve facial fractures, orthognathic surgery, free flap reconstruction in the head and neck and the rest of the body. Plastic surgeons also have extensive training in facial aesthetics. Dr. Boonipat further his plastic surgery training with a concentrated fellowship in aesthetic jaw surgery in Taiwan. He is well qualified to address both your functional concerns by working with your orthodontist (braces/teeth doctor), and your aesthetic concerns because of his plastic surgery and fellowship training. In many cases, jaw surgery can be performed with other aesthetic procedures to improve your aesthetic outcome, all under one anesthesia. (See page on combined jaw surgery with rhinoplasty or combined jaw surgery with other facial cosmetic procedures.
Cost?
Insurance can pay part of the cost of jaw surgery if it is done for medical indications such as malocclusion or for sleep apnea (OSA). We will tailored your treatment plan according to your clinical situation and therefore price varied.