Rhinoplasty before orthagnathic/jaw surgery?

Thank you for writing. Surgery on the mandible (lower jaw) shouldn't affect the rhinoplasty, and rhinoplasty shouldn't affect the lower jaw surgery. Surgery on the maxilla (upper jaw) could have an affect on the rhinoplasty both cosmetically and functionally. As some of the other respondents have pointed out, planning for surgery on the upper jaw with rhinoplasty needs to be a team effort between the oral surgeon and cosmetic surgeon. There shouldn't be a reason you couldn't have both the rhinoplasty and upper jaw surgery. Make sure both surgeons are board certified and well experienced in these procedures. Good luck to you.

You are thinking correctly. The first move should be to consult with both the oral surgeon and the nasal cosmetic surgeon. One issue which must be addressed is your nasal passages. Is there any blockage? That is important since to put you to sleep for the jaw surgery, the anesthesia specialist has to put a tube through your nose into the lungs. If the nose if blocked, perhaps from a deviated septum, that may have to be addressed first. Both doctors should speak with each other after you have consulted since they will recommend the best order of the two surgeries.