Prevention and Treatment of Facial Sagging after Cheek Reduction
One of the most common concerns about cheekbone reduction surgery is the risk of facial sagging afterwards. The cheek bones play a prominent role in soft tissue support of the face given its...
View ArticleFacial Width Reduction By Zygomatic Arch Reshaping (Malarplasty)
The widest part of the face in most people is controlled by the lateral projection of the zygomatic arch. It is uncommon that the width of the temples or the jawline exceeds that of the zygomatic...
View ArticleTechniques in Cheekbone Reduction
Cheekbone reduction, also known as reductive malarplasty, is a common operation in Asian patients. (although it can and is performed in patients of all ethnicities) There have been numerous cheekbone...
View ArticleCheekbone Reduction and Facelift Surgery
Cheekbone reduction is a common facial skeletal procedure done for aesthetic purposes in Asians. It is not done exclusively in Asians, as many different ethnic groups can have wide cheeks, but the...
View ArticleClinic Snapshots – Posterior Zygomatic Arch Osteotomy Incision
Cheekbone reduction surgery requires an understanding of the complete bony anatomy of the zygomatic bone. When most people think of the cheekbone ti is perceived as one solid block of bone just...
View ArticleOR Snapshots – Posterior Cheekbone Reduction Osteotomy
Cheekbone reduction surgery typically is done by a double osteotomy technique. The anterior cut allows the posterior body of the zygoma (main body of the cheekbone) to move in. The posterior cut is...
View ArticleOR Snapshots – Posterior Cheekbone Reduction Osteotomy
Reduction of prominent cheekbones requires some form of bone reduction. While some may think that shaving or burring can reduce the width of the cheekbones, this is largely an ineffective technique....
View ArticlePosterior Maxillary Reshaping for Lower Cheek Fullness after Large LeFort I...
The LeFort I osteotomy is the most common midface bony procedure and has been a staple in orthognathic surgery for over a half decade. With a horizontal osteotomy line above the level of the teeth...
View ArticleTechnical Strategies – Transcoronal Posterior Zygomatic Arch Osteotomy
Cheekbone reduction by osteotomies is the only surgical method for narrowing a wide face. While most commonly performed on Asian patients all around the world, I have done an equal number on other...
View ArticleZygomatic Arch Osteotomy in Cheekbone Reduction
Narrowing the wide midface can be done only by bringing in the width of the zygomatic arches. The shape and convexity of the zygomatic arch, like a spanning bridge, is what creates the width of the...
View ArticleThe Posterior Zygomatic Arch Osteotomy in Cheekbone Reduction (Facial Width...
The cheekbone occupies a significant part of the midface. It is responsible for the projection and width of the side of the face. The name of the bone, the zygomatic-orbital complex, speaks for the...
View ArticleCheekbone Reduction Osteotomy Patterns
Cheekbone reduction is the only facial reshaping procedure in which one reduce the size or width of their cheekbones. It is essentially an inward repositioning of the zygomatic arch which acts like a...
View ArticleCheekbone Reduction – Intraoral vs Coronal Approach
Cheekbone reduction, also known as reduction malarplasty, is one of the most popular Asian facia contouring procedures. While high popular in such countries as South Korea and China, it remains a...
View ArticleCase Study – Excision of a Traumatic Zygomatic Arch Osteoma
Background: Osteomas are well known benign bony growths which can occur from within, on or even outside of the bone in the surrounding soft tissues. In the craniofacial skeleton, osteomas usually...
View ArticleTechnical Strategies – Trancoronal Approach for Cheekbone Osteotomies and...
Cheekbone reduction is a well known facial reshaping procedure used to narrow the width of the midface. (sides of the cheeks or zygomatic arches) It is done by a combination of an anterior mid cheek...
View ArticleTechnical Strategies – Percutaneous Zygomatic Arch Osteotomy Technique
Cheekbone reduction is a common facial reshaping surgery to help narrow the wide midface. It achieves this effect by bringing inward the convexity of the zygomatic arch. Through an intraoral anterior...
View ArticleThe Posterior Zygomatic Arch Osteotomy for Posterolateral Cheek Reduction
Cheekbone reduction surgery is a well known procedure that moves the width of the external cheek appearance inward. It is most commonly done with an intraoral anterior osteotomy through the main body...
View ArticleEnhancing the Slimming Effects of Cheekbone Reduction Surgery with an...
Cheekbone reduction surgery is a common procedure in Asian facial reshaping. A variety of techniques have been described to reduce prominent cheekbones which consists of anterior zygomatic osteotomies...
View ArticlePlastic Surgery Case Study – Secondary Cheekbone Osteotomies for Asymmetry...
Background: Midfacial width reduction/narrowing by cheekbone osteotomies is a well known surgical technique. While it has been popularized and is most commonly done in Asian patients, I have done it...
View ArticleFixation of the Anterior Osteotomy in Cheekbone Reduction Surgery
Cheekbone reduction surgery is indicated when excessive midfacial width desires to be reduced. It is a well known surgery that is done by cutting through the main body of the zygoma anteriorly and the...
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