Holidays, trips, outdoor meals, photographs… In summer, everything invites you to smile. Thanks to surgery, it is possible to achieve a more beautiful smile and a more harmonious face. In addition, many operations involve important functional improvements that can change your life; from biting correctly and digesting food well to breathing much better. This summer, smile non-stop, get the perfect selfie and, at the same time, improve your health.

What’s behind a harmonious smile

Maxillofacial surgery is usually associated with aesthetic transformations. However, its scope goes far beyond that. Correcting the position of the jaws or improving symmetry not only beautifies the face. It also improves vital functions such as chewing, phonation and breathing.

At Birbe Clinic in Barcelona, we treat problems such as malocclusion (or open bite), temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJ) or sleep apnoea using advanced surgical techniques. In addition to affecting the appearance of the face, these and other disorders have a direct impact on quality of life. Not only that, but they often result in pain, which can be chronic, difficulty sleeping and therefore fatigue during the day, digestive problems or premature dental wear, among other inconveniences.

Orthognathic surgery to improve wellbeing

At Clínica Birbe, we highlight four problems that orthognathic surgery can solve and which combine aesthetic and functional benefits:

• Obstructive sleep apnoea. Apart from the annoying problem of snoring, apnoea can lead to hypertension, chronic fatigue and even cognitive alterations. Orthognathic surgery makes it possible to widen the airway by means of mandibular advancement, with results that considerably improve rest and, consequently, general health.
• Open bite. This prevents contact between the front teeth when closing the mouth, which hinders functions such as chewing, phonation and even swallowing. By means of orthognathic surgery, we reposition the jaws to achieve an adequate closure, achieving a double improvement in oral function and facial aesthetics.
• Facial asymmetries. Imbalances in the face, whether due to congenital or traumatic causes or unequal growth of the jaws, affect appearance and chewing. Orthognathic surgery corrects these deviations, restoring facial harmony and improving dental and joint functionality.
• Mandibular prognathism. This is characterised by an excessively protruding jaw, and affects the bite and facial aesthetics. Orthognathic surgery repositions the jaw to achieve a functional and aesthetic balance, improving the bite, phonation and facial harmony.

The importance of dental health

A beautiful smile depends on strong, healthy teeth. In addition to cosmetic dentistry, which includes teeth whitening and veneers, we have other essential treatments.

Firstly, remember that it is vital to have all your teeth. In the case of missing teeth, dental implants are the best solution to replace those missing teeth, as they allow chewing function to be restored and prevent the displacement of adjacent teeth, thus preserving oral health in the long term.

For those who have lost teeth and have severe bone loss, zygomatic implants represent a stable and safe solution. Unlike conventional implants, they are anchored in the zygomatic bone, restoring chewing function and facial aesthetics without the need for previous grafts. This treatment, which we perform with computer-guided technology, allows for a faster and more comfortable recovery for the patient.

Invest in your wellbeing

In summer, we want to like ourselves more than at any other time of the year. But we also want to feel good, inside and out. Recovering oral function, sleeping better or eliminating chronic pain has a direct impact on our emotional wellbeing, our self-esteem and the way we relate to others and our environment.

At Birbe Clinic, we believe in safe and effective surgery that transforms without artifice, from a personalised, honest and highly specialised approach. We accompany each patient towards an aesthetic improvement and an improvement in health.

This summer, get the perfect selfie. Invest in quality of life. Invest in yourself. If you need more information about frontoplasty, call us on 34 932 124 737, send us a whatsApp to 34 626 852 363 or write to us at clinica@birbe.org.

Article written by the Birbe Editorial Board.