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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...

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Facial 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...

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Techniques 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...

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Cheekbone 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...

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Clinic 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...

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OR 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...

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OR 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....

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Posterior 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...

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Technical 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...

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Zygomatic 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...

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The 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...

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Cheekbone 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...

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Cheekbone 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...

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Case 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...

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Technical 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...

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Technical 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...

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The 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...

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Enhancing 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...

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Plastic 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...

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Fixation 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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