Hugo Obwegeser

Hugo Obwegeser
Born(1920-10-21)21 October 1920
Died2 September 2017(2017-09-02) (aged 96)
EducationUniversity of Vienna
Known forModern father of Orthognathic Surgery, First person to describe the bimaxillary surgery involving maxilla and mandible
Medical career
ProfessionOral and Maxillo-Facial Surgeon
Sub-specialtiesOrthognathic Surgery

Hugo Obwegeser (21 October 1920 – 2 September 2017) was an Austrian Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgeon and Plastic Surgeon who is known as the father of the modern orthognathic surgery. In his publication of 1970, he was the first surgeon to describe the simultaneous procedure which involved surgeries of both Maxilla and Mandible involving Le Fort I and Bilateral Sagittal Split Osteotomy technique.

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