Could an underbite jaw surgery really hurt?

Prepare well: Your surgical team repeats this type of surgeries for many patients. They are very aware of post-surgery pain and how to help you with it. If you tend to do poorly after any trauma, letting your family and doctor know will be helpful. This prepares them well. In addition, it is good to prepare yourself well. Patients who know how to stay calm and relax heals better, and experience less pain.

Yes: Post surgical discomfort will normally accompany jaw surgery to correct and underbite. The amount of discomfort is related to the difficulty of the surgery, the technique of stabilization, and whether it was a one jaw or two jaw proceedure. As with all surgeries, it is important to ask these types of questions with the surgeon directly.

Surgery hurts: There's no getting around it. Much less problematic today than just a few years ago because of improvements in surgical techniques and medications. Sometimes there's no choice, it's the only way to resolve your problem. Having one jaw not match the other is like having one leg shorter than the other, eventually everything gets thrown off. Talk to BOTH qualified Orthodontic and Oral Surgeon.

Mild-moderate: Post op pain controlled quite well with prescribed narcotic pain medication. Ask you oral & maxillofacial surgeon for complete information pre and post op.