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How Does Double Jaw Surgery Help Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

Posted August 08, 2022 in Jaw Surgery

7 Minute Read: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a condition where the muscles in your throat, tongue, and soft palette relax, temporarily preventing breathing.  While this can be dangerous, there are treatments. One of these options is double jaw surgery. Can Double Jaw Surgery Cure Obstructive Sleep Apnea? Yes. Double jaw surgery is documented to […]

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Choosing Your Double Jaw Surgeon

Posted June 15, 2022 in Jaw Surgery

2 Minute Read: Double jaw surgery is an advanced, highly specialized surgery that detaches and moves the upper jaw (maxilla) and lower jaw (mandible) into an anatomically correct position for improved aesthetics and jaw function.  This surgery helps ensure optimal breathing as well as optimal aesthetics. (This can also be a cure for obstructive sleep […]

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What Is Double Jaw Surgery? Your Top Questions Answered

Posted April 15, 2022 in Uncategorized

7 Minute Read: Double jaw surgery is a type of orthognathic surgery performed by an oral, maxillofacial, plastic and cranio-facial surgeon where the upper jaw (maxilla) and lower jaw (mandible) is surgically detached and moved into an anatomically correct position for optimal teeth, bite, and jaw function (stomatognathic function).  This also helps with breathing and […]

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Measuring the Human Face

Posted July 23, 2020 in Jaw Surgery

Mirror mirror on the wall, Who is the most beautiful of them all?  Is facial beauty in the eye of the beholder, or is there a universal consensus of facial beauty? Yes and yes, according to Richard L. Jacobson, a renowned orthodontist in Pacific Palisades who has studied, analyzed, and quantified 20,000 faces from his […]

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Facial Implants: Defining the Perfect Face

Posted July 19, 2018 in News

Patients with weak cheekbone structure, the appearance may be beautifully enhanced with cheek augmentation. Board specialized Plastic Surgeons at Pacific Palisades Plastic Surgery Center can consult with you and do a comprehensive facial analysis. Cheek augmentation may be recommended depending on the patients’ goals and expectations. There are surgical and non-surgical options available that are very […]

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Strong Jaws in Men

Posted June 18, 2018 in News

Tom Hardy, Jamie Dornan, Anthony Joshua, Ryan Gosling, and Idris Elba: besides being named the top five Sexiest Men of the Year for 2018 by Glamour Magazine, the superstars in this lineup all have one other characteristic in common: a strong, well-defined jawline. This trait is one of the most coveted symbols of male beauty […]

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Sleep Apnea and Snoring: How Jaw Surgery Can Help

Posted May 30, 2018 in Sleep Apnea

For the vast majority of our lives, breathing is an automatic action that we rarely have to consider. Despite how little we have to think about it, it is one of the most fundamentally necessary functions to our health. Oxygen deprivation can cause a slew of immediate and long-term health issues. While we are awake […]

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Jaw Surgery

Posted October 04, 2017 in News

Jaw Surgery can have a dramatic effect on many aspects of your life.

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