A Maxillofacial surgeon is type of specialist dentist that works with problems around the mouth, jaw and neck as opposed to your actual teeth.

If a case is too complicated to correct using orthodontics alone, then a Maxillofacial surgeon is usually the next step. Many Maxillofacial surgeons are trained in reconstructive surgery, such is the sophistication of the procedure. A Maxillofacial surgeon usually have attended dental school and then in addition placed in a residency, taking on several more years of training before being allowed to practice.

How can a Maxillofacial surgeon help my condition?

A Maxillofacial surgeon can help in many people in many different ways. Routine procedures such as the removal of impacted wisdom teeth, through to more complicated procedures like corrective jaw surgery or serious root canals, can all be done through surgery. More extreme situations may also require Maxillofacial surgery. If a patient has been involved in an accident, for example, or has been the victim of an assault, then a Maxillofacial surgeon maybe called in for severe injuries.

Medically, a maxillofacial surgeon can help too. Growths and cysts can be removed with Lance West, although we may take a biopsy to send away for further tests. If a tumour is discovered, the maxillofacial surgeon will work alongside an oncologist, and hopefully remove the growth with a minimum of fuss. Limiting nerve damage also plays a huge part in our overall objective, and the faster a patient is treated, the more likely a full recovery will be made.

A Maxillofacial surgeon can change the lives of people who have suffered their entire life with disfigurement or birth deformities. Cleft palates, or harelips, can be fixed through maxillofacial surgery, and the impact can be enormous. Facial abnormalities, more so than other parts of the body, can be socially awkward or embarrassing. Help from a maxillofacial surgeon can restore a patients confidence and bring them a new lease of life.

If you find your self reading this and thinking a Maxillofacial surgeon could help you, then give Lance West a call today.