Treatments and Services

As with all areas of the face, the chin can have profound effects on other areas, such as the forehead and nose. The outpatient procedure involves a small incision either underneath the chin or inside the mouth. If the chin is too large, the bone will be resurfaced in order decrease its size. If too small, specialized implants utilized to give the chin volume and a more defined look.

A cleft lip or palate can be corrected with surgery. This surgery will improve your child's ability to eat, speak, and breathe, as well as provide a more normal appearance.

When an individual has lost an adult tooth, a dental implant can offer a replacement solution that’s less disruptive to surrounding teeth than a dental bridge and more permanent than a denture. Dental implant surgery replaces tooth roots with metal posts that are covered with artificial teeth. The procedure is typically done in multiple stages to allow the jawbone time to heal around the implant and achieve the best results.

There are many factors that contribute to the appearance of our face and neck as people age. These include gravity, loss, and descent of the fat in the face, loss of skin elasticity, sun damage, habits such as smoking, as well as many other factors.

Maxillomandibular advancement, or sleep apnea jaw surgery, is a procedure that surgically moves the upper and lower jaws forward. The bones are surgically moved forward, as are the soft tissues of the tongue and palate. This causes the upper airway to open, which makes normal breathing possible during sleep.

Microvascular decompression is used to treat very painful or intensely spasming facial nerves that haven't responded to medication.

Microvascular reconstruction is an advance form of reconstructive surgery whereby tissue with arteries and veins from your arm, leg, chest or back are harvested and utilized to reconstruct your face, scalp, throat or mouth. The microvascular portion involves suturing these small vessels (2-3mm wide) to arteries and veins in the neck to re-establish a blood supply to the tissue. This is a technically demanding procedure that requires the use of a microscope and suture that is finer than human hair. This procedure has been shown to improve outcomes in terms of maintaining the function of the head and neck and better aesthetic outcomes for patients with traumatic and congenital defects or require surgery for head and neck cancer.

For patients who have moderate sleep apnea, or are unable to use a C-PAP device, an oral appliance can be an effective treatment. The oral appliance is a molded device that is placed in the mouth at night to position the lower jaw and bring the tongue forward, elevating the soft palate while keeping the tongue from falling back in the airway and blocking breathing.

Many of the injuries and pathology require that the hard and soft tissues of the facial region be rebuilt or enhanced. Tumor surgery (benign or malignant), traumatic injuries, infections, and congenital abnormalities can require different types of reconstructive surgery.

Snoring disorders can be severe enough to prevent couples from enjoying a restful night together and be a signal that one may also be suffering from a sleeping disorder, such as Sleep Apnea. This is where the airway becomes blocked during the deepest portion of your sleep. This can result in frequent wake-ups, low oxygen levels, and can predispose you to a number of medical conditions, such as pulmonary hypertension. We're able to offer a wide range of procedures to improve for oral and nasal airways. Depending on the level of obstruction, this may entail straightening the septum (the wall separating the left and right nasal passages), functional rhinoplasty, and/or shortening the palate and taking out the tonsils.