Name: Federico Hernandez-Alfaro, MD, DDS, PhD
Last name: Hernandez-Alfaro
Gender: male
Began aesthetic medicine in: 1993
Years experience: 30
Primary Specialty: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Website: https://www.institutomaxilofacial.com/en/
Business: Instituto Maxilofacial
Address: Centro Médico Teknon Carrer Vilana, 12
Address suite: Practice 185
City: Barcelona, Catalonia
Zip Code: 08022
Country: ES
Statement: With over 200 cases of orthognathic surgery a year successfully treated, Dr. Federico Hernández-Alfaro, Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, is a world leader in this specialty.
Consulting Fees: -1$
Has Sponsored Offer : No
Clinical Privileges:
- Teknon Medical Center
Education:
- Medical: MD, University of Murcia, Spain, 1987
- Dental:
- BS, Dentistry, University of Barcelona, Spain, 1991
- DMD, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain, 2003
- Graduate: PhD, Cum Laude, International University of Catalonia (UIC), 2003
Postdoc Training:
- Residencies:
- Switzerland
- Italy
- Mexico
- US
- Certification: Diploma, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
GPS coordinates on map: 41.4065664,2.1272565
Primary location:
Location name: Barcelona
State: 56
Country: ES
Map point: 41.4301,2.1925
Treatments:
- All-on-4 Dental Implants
- Botox
- Botox for Gummy Smile
- Botox for TMJ
- Brow Lift
- Buccal Fat Removal
- Cheek Augmentation
- Dental Implants
- Ear Surgery
- Eyelid Surgery
- Facelift
- Genioplasty
- Jaw Surgery
- Lip Surgery
- Rhinoplasty
- Septoplasty
RealSelf Info
Awards:
- Author, “Bone Grafts in Implantology”
- Author, “Advanced Surgery in Implants”
- Author, “Bone Grafting in Oral Implantology”
- Author, “Controversial Issues in Implant Dentistry”
- Member, Editorial Board of the European Journal of Oral Implantology
- Member, Spanish Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Full Profesorship in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the UIC
- Rated on the Stanford University World’s Top 2% Scientists
Rating: 3.7
Profile views: 5243
Answer count: 8
Review count: 6
1 star count: 2
5 star count: 4
Total star count: 6
Star rating: 2.5443378832277
Photo count last three months: 28
Answer count last three months: 3
Photo and answer count last three months: 31
Lead count last three months: 3
Profile created: Jan 31, 2019
Profile modified: Sep 13, 2023
Profile promotion: No
Profile inactive: No
Premier status: Performance
Tier: Free-Unclaimed
RealCare Promise: No
Directory link: Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
RealSelf’s PRO: Yes
Doctor Designation Start Time: Apr 16, 2019
Doctor Designation End Time: Jan 1, 2033
Locations
- Barcelona, 56, ES. GPS coordinates: 41.4301,2.1925
Latest ratings of treatments
- Orthognathic Surgery (Nov 2021) – Overall rating: 1/5
- Orthognathic Surgery (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Orthognathic Surgery (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Orthognathic Surgery (Dec 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Orthognathic Surgery (Dec 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Orthognathic Surgery (Dec 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Orthognathic Surgery (Dec 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Orthognathic Surgery (Sep 2023) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Dental Implants (May 2022) – Overall rating: 1/5
- Orthognathic Surgery (Nov 2021) – Overall rating: 1/5
- Orthognathic Surgery (May 2023) – Overall rating: 1/5
- Orthognathic Surgery (May 2023) – Overall rating: 1/5
- Orthognathic Surgery (May 2023) – Overall rating: 1/5
- Rhinoplasty (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 1/5 (Wait times: 1/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 1/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 1/5, Time spent with patient: 1/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 1/5, Answered questions: 1/5)
- Rhinoplasty (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 1/5 (Wait times: 1/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 1/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 1/5, Time spent with patient: 1/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 1/5, Answered questions: 1/5)
- Rhinoplasty (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 1/5 (Wait times: 1/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 1/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 1/5, Time spent with patient: 1/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 1/5, Answered questions: 1/5)
- Rhinoplasty (Jan 2023) – Overall rating: 1/5 (Wait times: 1/5, Doctor’s bedside manner: 1/5, Phone or email responsiveness: 1/5, Payment process: 1/5, Time spent with patient: 1/5, After care follow-up: 1/5, Staff professionalism & courtesy: 1/5, Answered questions: 1/5)
- Orthognathic Surgery (May 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Dental Implants (May 2022) – Overall rating: 1/5
- Dental Implants (May 2022) – Overall rating: 1/5
- Orthognathic Surgery (May 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Orthognathic Surgery (May 2022) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Chin Surgery (Sep 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Orthognathic Surgery (May 2021) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Chin Surgery (Sep 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Chin Surgery (Sep 2018) – Overall rating: 5/5
- Orthognathic Surgery (Apr 2019) – Overall rating: 5/5
Doctor’s answers
Question
Answer Header & Date
Answer Snippet
Could I qualify for double jaw surgery for lower face?
Mandibular advancement for sure
Oct 25, 2023
Oct 25, 2023
Hello, your profile could definitely benefit from a mandibular advancement to give more projection to your lower third. We would need to see your bite and some more clinical imaging to see if you need any other movements done.
Face asymmetry – will they slowly become asymmetric again due to the torticolli
Most probably yes, but it can be avoided to an extent
Oct 18, 2023
Oct 18, 2023
We can surely symmetrize your jawbone, but all the issues related to soft tissues are harder to work with and would need an in-depth study to see what can be done.
You have to bear in mind that as long as the underlying cause of the assymetry (the torticolis) isn’t solved, this forces (the muscles pulling) will continue to act on you, so the possibility of relapse is important. Having said that, a continued treatment could be helpful in maitaining the results to an extent ( with fillers, or…
You have to bear in mind that as long as the underlying cause of the assymetry (the torticolis) isn’t solved, this forces (the muscles pulling) will continue to act on you, so the possibility of relapse is important. Having said that, a continued treatment could be helpful in maitaining the results to an extent ( with fillers, or…
Is it possible to lower the chin by 7mm?
Yes, BUT
Oct 17, 2023
Oct 17, 2023
It is doable, but 7mm is A LOT in a face. Although every face is different and you’d probably benefit from a large descent, we tend to set the limit at 5 mm, altough it is impossible to say without seeing you in person or even in photo.
You should bear in mind that when doing big movements like that, it is necessary to assess soft tissues and airways and also that bigger movements have high risks of vascularization and are less stable.
If you have a very short face, you probably would rather…
You should bear in mind that when doing big movements like that, it is necessary to assess soft tissues and airways and also that bigger movements have high risks of vascularization and are less stable.
If you have a very short face, you probably would rather…
Are there any cases where you can have an orthognathic surgery first before bra
Surgery First Protocol
Mar 3, 2020
Mar 3, 2020
Yes, there is the Surgery First technique, which consists in changing the classic sequence of treatment in orthognathic surgery (braces-orthognathic surgery-braces), and replacing it with orthognathic surgery- braces, that is, first, the bony bases are repositioned through surgery and then dental malposition is corrected, resulting in three great advantages:
The expected facial change occurs from the first moment of treatment.The cuts made in the bone, or…
The expected facial change occurs from the first moment of treatment.The cuts made in the bone, or…
Are there any ways I can regain feeling in my lower jaw after jaw surgery?
Try with electrostimulation
May 21, 2019
May 21, 2019
There’s not a great probability of recovery, given that your surgery was years ago, but you can try an electrostimulation treatment, it is known to have worked in cases similar to yours.
Can Lefort 1 improve a gummy smile and make the angle less steep?
Absolutely
May 8, 2019
May 8, 2019
Upper jaw surgery can impact the maxilla upwards and reduce the nose / lip distance and amount of exposed gum.
I love my smile but I can’t stand the distance between my nose and lips. Could
Yes, it works in most cases
May 8, 2019
May 8, 2019
Yes, upper jaw surgery can impact (raise) the jaw upwards and reduce the nose / lip distance and amount of exposed gum.
However, each case must be evaluated throroughly, because sometimes the cause of the aesthetic defect is not evident at first sight.
However, each case must be evaluated throroughly, because sometimes the cause of the aesthetic defect is not evident at first sight.
Latest Before And After Photos
Last updated on 12/07/2023