Contact & consultation

Arranging an assessment

Outpatient appointments are booked through the hospital on the numbers below; international patients can ask for Michael Yu. Bring a note of what you notice, any previous surgery or injectable treatment in the chin or jaw, whether you have had orthodontic treatment, and whether your bite has been investigated. Each of those changes the plan rather than the conversation around it.

What the consultation should establish

Whether the height of the lower face is right or wrong, separately from its projection; whether the midline of the chin lines up with the midline of the face and whether one side sits lower; how the crease under the lower lip would change; how the teeth meet; and where the nerve and the tooth roots sit along the intended line of the cut. You should leave able to say which direction the segment would move and by roughly how much.

The questions worth asking

Which direction is the segment being taken, and is it being rotated? What does that do to the crease under my lip? How much numbness should I expect, and what is the chance it stays? Will the plates be felt, and would you remove them? Does my bite need looking at first? What would you do if the movement you are planning turns out to be larger than the soft tissue will follow? A surgeon who answers that last question specifically is assessing you rather than presenting to you.

Before you commit

No decision needs to be made at the first appointment. Take the plan away, read it against the guides on this site, and come back with questions. A discount that expires, or pressure to book before imaging has been reviewed, is information about the clinic rather than about your jaw.