Facial Surgery

Most jaw surgery is carried out in stages. Orthodontics first prepares and positions the teeth so the jaws can meet correctly once they are moved. Surgery then repositions the jaw or jaws. A further phase of orthodontics settles the final bite. Because your orthodontist and surgeon plan the case together at our clinic, each stage is set up with the final result in view, and you are looked after by the same team throughout.

Your care is led by Dr Chris Donaldson, Consultant Orthodontist and Clinical Director, who is dual-qualified in medicine and dentistry. Surgical assessment and treatment are provided in-house by Mr Ash Messiha, Consultant Maxillofacial Surgeon, who is also dual-qualified in medicine and dentistry and whose practice includes corrective jaw surgery, facial asymmetry and jaw-joint problems. Planning the orthodontic and surgical sides together, under one roof, means both specialists work to the same plan for your face and your bite.

Before any surgery, the jaws are planned in three dimensions. We carry out this 3D virtual surgical planning in-house, using our own planning software, so your case is prepared by the specialists looking after you. Working from 3D imaging of your face and jaws, the movements are rehearsed virtually, and you can see a simulation of the likely result before you commit. This is an estimate to guide the plan and set expectations, not a guarantee of the final outcome. Where it improves accuracy, the agreed plan can be transferred to surgery using 3D-printed guides, which are produced externally to our specification.