A day or two before your surgery:
Stock up on liquid foods you can eat without chewing. These include total-nutrition drinks, soup, and milk. Foods that are easy to liquefy, such as bananas, are good too.
If you don't already have a blender, buy or borrow one. Arrange for an adult family member or friend to give you a ride home and stay with you after surgery.
Don't eat or drink for at least 8 hours before surgery. Ask the surgeon whether to take your regular medications during this period. If so, take them with small sips of water.
Be sure to ask our oral surgeons or their staff any questions that you have.
Surgery takes place in your oral surgeons office. In some cases in may need to take place in a hospital or surgery center. The procedure will last approximately an hour. Our staff will keep you as comfortable as possible and help you recover until you're ready to go home.
When you arrive, staff will prepare you for surgery. An IV line will be started to provide you with fluids and medications. Before surgery, you'll meet with your anesthesiologist or a nurse anesthetist. This is to discuss the medication (general anesthesia) used to keep you asleep and free of pain during surgery.
Once you're under anesthesia, the surgery will be performed. To help stabilize the bite, a plastic splint may be placed between the chewing surfaces of your teeth.
Risks and possible complications of surgery include:
After surgery, your IV will be in place. Ice packs will be applied to your face to control swelling and your face will most likely be numb. We normally do this in the office and once you wake up the IV will be removed and recovery will begin.
Your jaws usually will not be wired together and you will be able to open and close your mouth immediately following surgery, although your muscles are sore and not strong enough.
As one of the premiere oral and maxillofacial surgery practices in South Florida, we are proud to be affiliated with numerous reputable hospitals.
Here at Oral Facial Reconstruction and Implant Center, we make every effort to provide you with both the finest care and convenient financial options.
We are located close to local hospitals to grant you further peace of mind.
Dear Valued Patients,
We’ve been serving our community since 1975 and have continued to serve our community by attending dental emergencies throughout the COVID-19 crisis.
With that in mind, Oral Facial Reconstruction and Implant Center HAS REOPENED four of its five offices located in Plantation, Aventura, Pembroke Pines, and Coral Springs. The openings are effective as of July 7th, 2020 and the offices will be open 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For our Plantation location, we will be open from 9 a.m to 1 p.m Monday, through Friday. Our Coral Springs location will be closed Tuesdays and Thursdays, and our Aventura location will be closed Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, until further notice.
Our Miami Beach location is closed temporarily, please give us a call if you have any questions.
As you know, your health and safety is our main concern, we will continue to follow strict OSHA and CDC Guidelines. We boast state-of-the-art sterilization centers and we will be implementing the following guidelines to maintain patient safety:
· Prior to your visit, we ask that you go to our website www.oralfacial.com. Click on the top right button, online forms, and fill out paperwork, print and bring to your visit so we may decrease wait-times.
· All patients will be carefully screened prior to their visit. We ask that you inform our schedulers of any symptoms and advise us if you have recently traveled locally or internationally via plane, cruise ship, or other forms of mass transportation.
· We ask that you bring a complete list of medications you are currently taking, as well as any allergies you may have.
· If you bring family members to your visit, please ask them to remain in the car as we are limiting the office to patients only.
· We will require all patients to wear facemasks, your temperature will be taken, and we will also require that patients sanitize their hands.
Please remember that we are taking these necessary precautions so we can continue to bring you the quality surgical care you’ve come to expect from our name. Together we will get through this, and we look forward to seeing you in the near future.
Sincerely,
Dr.’s Friedman, Payton, Cardenas, and Lopez
Oral Facial Reconstruction and Implant Center