ON Facial Contouring Cheekbone V-Line Revision: Why Pretty Faces Are Harder
This patient visited O.N Clinic for facial contouring re-Surgery. They had previously undergone facial contouring Surgery at another hospital, but were not satisfied with the results due to asymmetry of the jawline and protruding cheekbones.
Detailed Analysis and Planning
During the Consultation, Dr. Oh Myung-jun meticulously analyzed the patient's facial structure. It was observed that the patient had severe asymmetry, with the right jaw angle being short and the left jaw being long. This imbalance made the facial contour appear less refined.
Additionally, the patient's midface appeared large and long, not because there were no cheekbones, but because the central midface, especially the cheekbones, were excessively prominent. Dr. Oh explained that the goal was to reduce the protrusion of the midface by moving the cheekbones inward to harmonize with the eye bones. This is an important process for creating the small, soft facial shape popular on social media these days.
Difficulty of Thin Skin
Dr. Oh emphasized that the patient's thin skin was a major factor increasing the difficulty of the Surgery. For individuals with thick skin, even if the bone is somewhat unevenly osteotomized, it may not be noticeable externally. However, for patients with thin skin, even subtle bone irregularities can easily show. Therefore, creating a very precise and smooth bone contour is essential.
V-line and Cheekbone Re-Surgery Strategy
In the previous V-line Surgery, only the outer cortical bone was osteotomized, reducing only the outer part of the jawbone. This left the inner cortical bone intact, causing the jawline to still appear thick. Dr. Oh explained that while inner cortical bone osteotomy is much more difficult and complex than outer cortical bone osteotomy, it is essential for a truly slim and defined V-line. At O.N Clinic, Surgery was performed to simultaneously osteotomize both the outer and inner cortical bone to reduce and smoothly refine the entire jawline.
For the cheekbones, the focus was on moving the outwardly flared cheekbones inward to align with the eye bone line, thereby reducing the width of the face. CT scans confirmed that the cheekbones protruded much further out than the eye bones, and these were moved inward to align with the orbital bone, improving the overall balance and width of the face.
Patient's Post-Surgery Impressions
After the Surgery, the patient achieved very satisfactory results. Facial asymmetry was significantly improved, and the patient's appearance transformed into a much younger and softer impression. The patient even mentioned that someone mistook them for a student, realizing the amazing anti-aging effect of the Surgery. Dr. Oh also expressed joy at the successful re-Surgery results, commenting that the patient's face looked "like a baby" and their impression became very gentle and kind.
"After the Surgery, my face looks really young and my impression has become much softer. Someone even asked me if I was a student."
This case clearly demonstrates the complexity and delicacy of facial contouring re-Surgery, and suggests how important precise diagnosis and skilled surgical techniques, which overcome the limitations of previous surgeries and consider the individual characteristics of each patient (especially skin thickness), are in achieving natural and satisfactory results.
O.N Clinic | Last Reviewed 2024-07-29