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After a retrognathism surgery to forward the jaw, will it weakened your jaw to contact, preventing to keep playing sports as you used to for example?
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No. : Just don't do it while the jaw is healing in the next year.
Answered 5/18/2013
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No: However there will be a period of time that your surgeon will discuss with you in which healing is taking place . Until the osseous healing is far enough along, no boxing, football, etc! probably it is best to do the surgery in the off season.
Answered 12/9/2013
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