JAWLINE · ILLUSTRATED 3D RECOVERY
Upper-Jaw Surgery (Downward Movement): before & after and recovery stages
Compare a short lower-face reference with downward movement around the lips and lower contour as temporary swelling settles.
SUMMARY
What this example shows
A fictional short lower-face reference lengthens as the lip region and lower contour move downward. Early cheek and lip swelling settles separately. This external illustration does not calculate dental or gum exposure, jaw rotation, bone grafts, millimetres or stability. The retained position is one example, not a prediction of relapse.
STAGE BY STAGE
Upper-Jaw Surgery (Downward Movement) recovery stages
Before treatment
The unchanged display face provides a reference for this example.
First few days: Fullness obscures the profile
Cheek and lip swelling overlap the illustrated jaw movement.
Initial swelling is often prominent over the first few days.
Around 2 weeks: Less color, residual fullness
Bruising is lighter, while cheek and lip fullness still hides part of the contour.
Visible color and swelling can settle at different rates.
Around 6 weeks: Profile easier to compare
Less temporary fullness reveals the retained downward movement.
A clearer outline does not establish normal sensation or bone healing.
Around 6 months: Later surface comparison
The same illustrated movement remains with little early swelling.
This is a comparison point, not a personal recovery deadline.
TIMELINE
Day-by-day checkpoints in the 3D model
The simulator interpolates between these authored checkpoints. They describe the illustration, not measured clinical averages.
The unchanged display face provides a reference for this example.
The changed profile is partly hidden by temporary swelling.
Broad cheek and lip fullness overlaps the jaw movement example.
Early swelling still obscures the underlying profile.
Color and fullness start easing at different rates.
Less discoloration reveals a profile that still has residual fullness.
Visible swelling is reduced, while subtle fullness remains.
The example contour is easier to compare; this does not show bone healing.
A small amount of illustrative fullness remains.
This display endpoint does not establish bite, sensation or bone union.
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
How recovery can vary
Timing and response
This is a closed-mouth external example. Tooth and gum exposure, jaw rotation, bone grafting and individual movement are not reconstructed.
Longer term
The hospital source notes possible relapse, particularly after downward maxillary movement. This example holds one position and does not predict stability or relapse. Bite, sensation and bone healing need separate follow-up.
EVIDENCE NOTES
Sources and limitations
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS: Upper-jaw osteotomy
Upper-jaw repositioning, facial swelling strongest around 48 hours, bruising over the first weeks and possible residual swelling for months. These phases do not calibrate the display offsets or dates.
- Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology: Inferior maxillary repositioning · 1981 article abstract
Describes inferior repositioning for vertical maxillary deficiency and the role of incisor/lip relations and skeletal stability. This historical abstract identifies the movement; it does not calibrate modern recovery dates, this surface or an individual treatment plan.
KEEP COMPARING
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- Ultrasound Tightening (Lower Face)
- Radiofrequency Tightening (Lower Face)
- Beard Transplant
- Beard Transplant (Into a Scar)
- Upper-Jaw Surgery (Upward Movement)
- Upper-Jaw Surgery (Advancement)
- Lower-Jaw Surgery (Setback)
- Double Jaw Surgery (Upper Forward, Lower Back)
- Lower-Jaw Surgery (Advancement)
- Double-Jaw Surgery (Both Jaws Forward)
- Double-Jaw Surgery + Genioplasty (Combined)
- Jaw-Angle Implants
- Jaw-Angle Reduction
- Lower Facelift
- Jawline Filler
- Masseter Botox (Jaw-Slimming Injections)
This illustration is not medical advice, diagnosis, a treatment recommendation or a prediction of personal results. Swelling, color, contour and dates are authored examples on a fictional face. BeautiNext is not a clinic; your treating team’s assessment and written recovery plan take priority.