JAWLINE · ILLUSTRATED 3D RECOVERY
Upper-Jaw Surgery (Upward Movement): before & after and recovery stages
Compare upward movement around the lips and a shorter lower-face contour as early swelling settles.
SUMMARY
What this example shows
A fictional elongated lower-face reference becomes shorter as the lip region moves upward, with a small upward and forward chin response. Early cheek and lip swelling settles separately. This is one external-surface illustration of maxillary impaction, not a calculation of jaw rotation, millimetres, gum display, bite or nasal changes.
STAGE BY STAGE
Upper-Jaw Surgery (Upward 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 upward 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
The reference has a fictional elongated lower face. The small upward and forward chin response is one example; gum display, dental bite, nasal changes and individual jaw rotation are not reconstructed.
Longer term
Jaw position, dental bite and sensation require separate follow-up. This outer surface cannot assess bone union or readiness for activity.
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.
- Journal of Orofacial Orthopedics: Maxillary impaction and mandibular autorotation · Study abstract
A 42-patient study describes lower-face shortening and chin advancement after impaction, varying with the movement pattern. The abstract supports one possible external response, not this model's offsets or an individual prediction.
- Journal of Craniofacial Surgery: Variability of mandibular autorotation · Study abstract
This retrospective study did not find a correlation between impaction extent and the presence of autorotation. The preview's small chin response is an example, not a required outcome or a calculation from millimetres.
KEEP COMPARING
Other jawline examples
- Calcium Hydroxylapatite Jawline Filler
- Ultrasound Tightening (Lower Face)
- Radiofrequency Tightening (Lower Face)
- Beard Transplant
- Beard Transplant (Into a Scar)
- Upper-Jaw Surgery (Downward 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.