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diet progresses to normal; orthodontic finishing continues.","restrictions":["Avoid contact sports until cleared"]},{"phase":"Months 3-12","description":"Residual swelling resolves; sensation gradually improves; braces removed after finishing.","restrictions":[]},{"phase":"At any time","description":"Seek urgent care for breathing difficulty, uncontrolled bleeding, fever, spreading swelling or pus, unmanageable vomiting, sudden bite change, loose fixation, or worsening numbness.","restrictions":[]}],"rehabilitation_days":{"min":14,"max":28,"unit":"days","qualifier":"Light daily activities resume at 2–4 weeks; soft diet continues about 6 weeks; strenuous activity deferred."},"result_longevity":"Skeletal correction is generally long-lasting when stable; some relapse can occur depending on movement type and individual factors.","revision_rate_pct":{"min":2,"max":8,"unit":"percent","qualifier":"Unplanned corrective reoperation for relapse, malunion or malocclusion within 24 months; excludes planned stages, orthodontics and routine hardware removal."},"scars":"Incisions are mostly intraoral so there are usually no visible scars; occasional small external incisions may be used for hardware in some cases.","sessions_or_stages":{"sessions":{"min":1,"max":1,"unit":"visits","qualifier":"Single surgical procedure (one operation); orthodontic treatment before and after is separate."},"stages":[{"code":"orthognathic_operation","label":"Orthognathic jaw surgery under general anesthesia","after":{"min":0,"max":0,"unit":"days","qualifier":"Day of surgery after completed pre-surgical orthodontics."}}],"qualifier":"Counts only the surgical operation; orthodontic phases and follow-up checks are not included."},"success":{"metric":"Stable functional occlusion with planned jaw correction, no unplanned corrective surgery","value":85,"unit":"percent","horizon":"12 months after surgery","population":"Adults with dentofacial deformity after planned bimaxillary surgery; excludes cleft, syndromic, trauma cases","evidence_status":"limited"},"techniques":[{"name":"Bimaxillary surgery (Le Fort I plus bilateral sagittal split osteotomy)","suits_whom":"Adults with combined upper and lower jaw discrepancies, or maxillomandibular advancement for sleep apnea.","recovery":"Hospital 1-3 nights; swelling peaks in week 1 and improves over 2-4 weeks; light work often at 2-4 weeks, up to 4-6 weeks."},{"name":"Bilateral sagittal split osteotomy alone","suits_whom":"Isolated mandibular advancement or setback.","recovery":"Swelling 2-4 weeks; possible lower lip numbness; often a shorter course than bimaxillary."},{"name":"Le Fort I osteotomy alone","suits_whom":"Isolated maxillary advancement, impaction, or vertical/transverse change.","recovery":"Nasal congestion and swelling for 1-2 weeks."},{"name":"Genioplasty added to jaw surgery","suits_whom":"Chin position correction, usually combined with jaw surgery.","recovery":"Mild additional swelling and chin numbness."}],"treatment_conditions":["inpatient"],"treatment_duration_hours":{"min":4,"max":6,"unit":"hours","qualifier":"Operating time for bimaxillary Le Fort I plus BSSO; single-jaw surgery is shorter."},"initial_assessment_documents":["Front and side facial photos, smiling and relaxed","Intraoral bite photos","Panoramic dental X-ray (OPG)","Lateral cephalometric X-ray","Jaw CBCT scan (if available)","Orthodontist treatment plan and current braces status"],"travel_trips":{"min":1,"max":2,"one_trip_possible":true,"qualifier":"One trip with 14-21 days stay; orthodontics and reviews done at home. Second trip only for in-person review."}}},"hrefLanguages":[{"rel":"alternate","hreflang":"ru","language":"ru","href":"https://ru.bookimed.com/clinics/country=dominikanskaya-respublika/city=santiago-de-caballeros/procedure=ortognaticeskaa-operacia/"}],"offerFilters":{"offer_count":0,"price_filter":{"from":0,"to":0,"avg":0}},"rendersOffersList":false}