This is accomplished by advancing the chin bone or placing an only of artificial implant material. The degree of chin deformity and the patient's treatment goals dictate the type and complexity of this procedure. Following surgery, patients must wear a firm chin dressing and eat soft foods for two to three weeks. Patients will experience a brief period of lower-lip swelling, discoloration, and a numbness or tingling sensation. Orthognathic surgery is covered under many medical insurance contracts.
Some insurance contracts limit the coverage to a percentage of the surgical fee.
Others have flat payment schedules. We will pre-determine orthognathic surgery with your insurance carrier and submit all necessary information to determine medical necessity. If the insurance carrier denies coverage, an appeal can be made in some cases. As an added service to you, we have an orthognathic surgery coordinator to help you with questions concerning your surgery and financial obligations. We offer this because insurance carriers are becoming harder and harder to deal with placing greater responsibility on the patient to determine coverage, obtain second opinions, and pre-authorize their hospital admission.