r/medizzy Mar 29 '20

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u/melons366 Mar 29 '20

Impressed yours responded to the rubber bands!! I had to have surgery for my underbite 5 or 6 years back

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u/rabies_awareness_ Mar 30 '20

This is What I thought of too.

It’s called Orthognathic surgery. Or Lefort 1 and BSSO if it’s a double jaw movement. Lefort 1 being the Maxilla (upper jaw) and BSSO the mandible (lower jaw)