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The role and recovery of two jaw surgery and elastic fixation

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     With two jaw surgery, upper and lower jaw are fixed in two places with elastic bands for a certain period of time. If you think about it, it's easy to think that the role of fixing the jaw is like a cast, which allows the bones of the upper and lower jaw to be cut and moved so that they can be fused into place. Double jaw surgery can only limit the movement of the chin while it sticks well because the position of the upper and lower jaws has changed. Faceline Plastic Surgery basically holds the upper and lower jaw for about two weeks, and uses an elastic band to fix it so that the jaw moves less.  After 2 weeks, remove the elastic band after the doctor's treatment, and then slowly start practicing opening your mouth. One of the reasons why it's hard to do the fixation is that there are restrictions on talking or eating, brushing teeth, etc. So, right after surgery, we should drink non-stimulating drinks such as milk or soy milk. After that, from the 2nd to 4th week af