Video Library
Two libraries in one place: real patient journeys filmed at every stage of recovery, and professional explainers from Dr. McGuire and the wider care team.
Real Patients, Real Recoveries
Direct-to-camera interviews filmed at key moments before and after surgery. Browse by stage to compare experiences across patients, or select Full Journeys to follow one patient from start to finish. Shared with consent; individual results vary.
Pre-op
About a Year Before Surgery: Joel
Joel about a year before surgery: how the decision came about and what the long runway to the operating room actually looks like.
24 Hours Before Surgery: Alison
Alison, hours before triple-jaw surgery: what she's most nervous about, what she's most looking forward to, and why she waited years before deciding to go ahead.
24 Hours Before Surgery: Milena
Milena the day before surgery: the plan, pre-op prep, and what the nerves actually feel like once it's real.
24 Hours Before Surgery: Maaike
Maaike, 24 hours before double-jaw surgery: the bite problems that brought her here, the myths she had to unlearn, and what she hopes will change.
24 Hours Before Surgery: Trinity
Looking back six months after triple-jaw surgery, Trinity explains the sleep, bite and confidence problems that led her to treatment, the road to surgery, and what she hoped would change.
24 Hours Before Surgery: Daniel
Daniel before triple-jaw surgery: the breathing, sleep and facial-balance concerns behind his decision, the pushback he faced, and the research that prepared him for recovery.
24 Hours Before Surgery: Malia
Malia, 24 hours before upper-jaw surgery: difficulty biting and chewing, a long preparation process, and what she hopes an aligned bite will change.
24 Hours Before Surgery: Kyle
Kyle, 24 hours before double-jaw surgery: the sleep and health concerns behind his decision, the misconceptions he had to work through, and his plans for recovery.
1 Week Post-op
1 Week After Surgery: Alison
Alison one week after surgery: swelling, soft foods, and the first signs of normal.
Alison's First Week: A Quick Overview
Alison's first week in brief: from a blurry, drugged-up surgery day to short walks and errands, and why the discomfort faded far faster than she expected.
1 Week After Surgery: Milena
Milena one week after triple-jaw surgery: a difficult first three days, improving swelling and sleep, and the reassurance of seeing her new bite.
1 Week After Surgery: Maaike
Maaike one week after double-jaw surgery: a step-by-step account of the hospital day, why recovery felt more like a bad flu than the horror stories, and the one thing she wishes she'd known about taking her medication.
1 Week After Surgery: Trinity
Trinity one week after surgery: an honest account of hospital anxiety, the difficult first days, and the routines and support that helped recovery improve day by day.
1 Week After Surgery: Daniel
Daniel one week after triple-jaw surgery: waking up with easier breathing, managing the first few days, and the practical support that made recovery easier.
1 Week After Surgery: Kyle
Kyle one week after double jaw surgery: congestion, swelling, sleep, soft foods and the support that helped him through his first seven days.
1 Month Post-op
1 Month After Surgery: Alison
Alison one month after triple-jaw surgery: the week-by-week climb back to normal, why pressure mattered more than pain, and what it is like to feel better while swelling is still settling.
1 Month After Surgery: Milena
Milena one month out: back to daily life, with the longer healing milestones still ahead.
1 Month After Surgery: Maaike
Maaike one month after surgery: a smooth return to daily life, the improvements she can already feel, and the limits she is still respecting while she heals.
1 Month After Surgery: Trinity
Trinity one month after surgery: the support she wishes she had arranged, the symptoms already disappearing, and the process of relearning familiar things like chewing.
1 Month After Surgery: Daniel
Daniel one month after triple-jaw surgery: swelling falling quickly, pain disappearing within two weeks, and immediate gains in breathing and confidence.
1 Month After Surgery: Malia
1 Month After Surgery: Kyle
1 Month After Surgery: Megan
1 Month After Surgery: Kamille
6 Months Post-op
6 Months After Surgery: Trinity
Trinity six months after surgery: what has returned to normal, what is still healing, and how changes in breathing, eating, speech and confidence have lasted.
1 Year Post-op
1 Year After Surgery: Daniel
Daniel one year after triple-jaw surgery: the last of the swelling and numbness, lasting changes in breathing and confidence, and why he would make the same decision again.
From the Experts
Myth-busting segments, Q&A sessions, virtual surgical planning walkthroughs, and orthodontist interviews, each focused on one specific aspect of how jaw surgery works.
Myth-busting
Jaw Surgery Mythbusting, Part 1
Dr. McGuire addresses six common claims about jaw surgery, from wired jaws and liquid diets to operating time, safety, age and pain.
Jaw Surgery Mythbusting, Part 2
Dr. McGuire discusses facial aesthetics and function, tooth extractions, recovery, swelling, hospital stays and camouflage orthodontics.
Jaw Surgery Mythbusting, Part 3
Dr. McGuire explains who may benefit from jaw surgery, what braces can and cannot correct, and how stable and predictable results are planned.
Jaw Surgery Mythbusting, Part 4
Dr. McGuire discusses rare complications, post-operative numbness, orthodontic timing and the difference between jaw surgery and chin implants.
Q&A with Dr. McGuire
What Is Jaw Surgery?
Dr. McGuire explains what corrective jaw surgery is, the procedures it can include, who may benefit, and how treatment is coordinated from orthodontics through surgery and follow-up.
What an osteotomy actually is
A plain walk-through of the cut that repositions the jaw.
Virtual Surgical Planning
Planning Jaw Surgery in 3D
From scan to surgical guide: how the procedure is mapped before the operating room.
Orthodontist Interviews
Alison's Jaw Surgery: The Orthodontist's View
Why braces come first and what they finish afterward.
From the Experts
Post-op Instructions
Dr. McGuire walks through the first days and weeks after jaw surgery, including swelling, hydration, medication, diet, oral hygiene, movement, activity and when to call the office.