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The University of Kansas Health System offers comprehensive craniomaxillofacial surgery, which involves the correction of jaw and facial deformities. Approximately 2-4% of the general population has a condition that can benefit from these specialized treatments.
Our board-certified, fellowship-trained specialists provide evidence-based care.
Dr. Ravi Garg
Hey, how are you doing?
Aaron Clark
(Laughs) good, how are you?
Narrator
About an hour before he had a team of surgeons huddled over him on the operating table, 32-year-old Aaron Clark talked with us about his biggest hope after all this is over.
Aaron Clark
I'm looking forward to, uh, being able to breathe without using Afrin and just actually feeling rested for once in my life.
Narrator
He doesn't remember a time ever where he woke up feeling that way.
Aaron Clark
So I snore really bad. And I always knew that I did. I thought it was just sinus issues.
Narrator
It turns out Aaron was suffering from something far more serious, sleep apnea, a condition in which your breathing stops periodically throughout the night.
Dr. Ravi Garg
So the tongue collapses into the throat when he sleeps at night and obstructs his breathing.
Narrator
Plastic surgeon Dr. Ravi Garg explained the special surgery he's now performing.
Dr. Ravi Garg
So we're going to move both jaws forward. The upper jaw is going to come forward. And the lower jaw is going to come forward to meet it, to close the bite and open the airway.
Narrator
They're also cutting Aaron's chinbone and moving it forward. It's a surgery that will last serval hours, the recovery far longer. Aaron won't be able to eat solid food for several months, but he knows at the end of this journey it will be worth it.
Aaron Clark
That's where the benefits really set in because with sleep apnea you run the risk of, you know, higher chances of stroke and cardiac-related issues. I'm looking forward to actually having a full night's sleep.
Craniomaxillofacial surgery procedures correct conditions related to the head, face, skull and neck, including the following you may not have known about:
We offer a variety of appointment types. Learn more or call 913-588-1227 to schedule now.
Board certification: Plastic Surgery
Fellowship: Craniofacial Surgery
Plastic Surgery
Board certifications: Plastic Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Fellowship: Craniofacial Surgery