Plastic surgeon explained: “Jaw disorder exposes to peer bullying”

Making explanations about orthognathic (jaw) surgery, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Specialist Opr. Dr. Emre Kıymık said, “Especially in adolescence, with the further acceleration of bone development, the teeth are incompatible with each other and do not close, the bone structure is different, the chin is sharper than it is, too far back, too far ahead, creating visual problems. Especially at this point, children are subjected to peer bullying.”

Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Specialist Opr. Dr. Emre Kıymık, while giving information about jaw surgeries, pointed out that children with jaw disorders, especially during school, may face peer bullying. Opr. Dr. Emre Kıymık said, “The school year has started and there is a reality called peer bullying for school-age children. This peer bullying is the mockery of their physical characteristics by their friends. We plastic surgeons apply surgical treatments in such cases. We make our patients better and increase their social self-confidence. Orthognathic surgery is jaw advancement or regression surgeries. Especially during adolescence, with the acceleration of bone development, the teeth are incompatible with each other and do not close, the bone structure is different, the jaw is sharper than it is, too far back, too far forward, and this creates visual problems. Especially at this point, children are subjected to peer bullying. In this case, dentists and plastic surgeons carry out a joint process. At this point, our patients first receive orthodontic treatment. They receive a treatment in which my tooth alignments are properly adjusted. While a certain part of these can be completely treated with orthodontic treatment, people with severe bone and tooth structure disorders require surgical procedures. Orthognathic surgery is a very valuable surgery at this point. In this surgery, we apply these surgeries in order to provide our patients with a healthy mouth opening and closing, tooth session, and to get rid of visually distressed jaw appearances at the same time with a lot of movements such as advancing the lower jaw or upper jaw, regressing, rotating movement we call rotation. When such a situation occurs in your children, do not allow peer bullying. If you have the necessary treatments done, they will have a proper appearance like their friends.”