How long does mandibular angle osteotomy cuff take?
At least a month or more.
Generally speaking, most patients need to wear elastic headgear for five to eight weeks, but some patients may be in poor health and need to wear it for longer. But at this time, the patient must follow the doctor's advice and can't blindly take off the hood, so as not to affect the surgical effect because the bones are not strong enough.
Is it necessary for mandibular angle osteotomy to wear a headband?
Yes, you must wear a headband.
Patients must wear elastic headgear after mandibular angle osteotomy, but the time of wearing elastic headgear is different. Generally speaking, it depends on the different situation of bone growth in each patient. Some patients will grow better, some will grow earlier and some will grow later.
Why does mandibular angle osteotomy need a headband?
In the early stage of mandibular angle surgery, because the face is not completely fixed, it is easy to be disturbed by the outside world, which leads to facial deformation. At this time, you need to wear a headgear around. Because wearing a headgear can fix the face and prevent external oppression, but in addition to wearing a headgear, we must pay attention to various conditioning after surgery, including adjusting the sitting position and sleeping position, and don't lie on your side to avoid squeezing the wound.
Mandibular angle osteotomy incision position
Mandibular angle plastic surgery can restore the normal shape of mandibular angle by removing the protruding part of mandibular angle, and make the face become a beautiful oval or oval face.
We can make specific choices according to the individual's specific facial conditions, and effectively improve the face through treatment methods such as extraoral approach, intraoral approach and combined approach.