Is corrective jaw surgery insurance claimable, and how will my insurance be affected if I get facial numbness after the procedure?

Thanks for the D2D. Jaw surgery is generally a safe procedure and serious complications arising from the surgery are not common. You can refer to this question: “What are the risks of jaw surgery? ”, for the list of short and long term risks of a jaw surgery. Immediately after the surgery, bleeding, swelling, soreness and numbness is expected. These are not complications. Bleeding in the mouth (operation site) or nose may be observed for up to two weeks. Swelling and bruising should take about one week before it starts to reduce.

As part of pre-surgical planning, xrays and 3D scans of your skull and face will be made. This can then be used to approximate the changes to your face as a result of the surgery. Some patients may benefit from correcting a single jaw, some both jaws. The decision on which jaw should be treated can sometimes be very obvious. For cases that are borderline, pre-surgical simulation can be helpful. There are computer programs that can produce simulations of what your face should look like after surgery with reasonable accuracy.