Zygoma Midface Reduction Surgery: Can Midface Reduction Create a Celebrity Face Shape?
Have you been concerned about wide, protruding cheekbones and a long midface?
The patient visited O.N Clinic with concerns that their face looked large and their overall impression seemed strong due to wide, protruding cheekbones and a relatively long-looking midface. In particular, the right cheekbone area protruded more than the left, making the asymmetry prominent, which caused significant stress about the imbalance of their face. Dr. Oh Myung-jun conducted a detailed Consultation, meticulously comparing the patient's current facial condition with their desired ideal face shape. He emphasized that it was more important to ideally adjust the midface ratio than to simply reduce the cheekbone contour. This is a key part of enhancing the overall harmony and three-dimensionality of the face.
Dr. Oh Myung-jun's Diagnosis and Custom Design
Dr. Oh Myung-jun precisely analyzed the structure of the cheekbones and the condition of the surrounding tissues based on the patient's 3D-CT scan results. He accurately diagnosed that the bone gap in the right cheekbone was wider and more protruding than the left, indicating severe asymmetry. To effectively improve this asymmetry and create a small, three-dimensional midface ratio, he established the following Custom Design:
- Midface Reduction: The cheekbones are delicately moved inward to align with the eye bone line, effectively reducing the midface length. This method not only reduces the side cheekbones but also naturally enhances the overall three-dimensionality of the face, contributing to a small and well-balanced facial line.
- Asymmetry Correction and Bone Grafting: The widely separated bone gap in the right cheekbone is meticulously filled and improved to near perfection using the patient's own bone fragments for autologous bone grafting. This aligns the symmetry of both cheekbones while minimizing potential side effects caused by bone gaps, thereby increasing safety.
- Concurrent Skin Elasticity Management: To proactively prevent potential skin sagging after Surgery and to enhance facial skin elasticity, Sofwave and Ultherapy (PRIME) Lifting Treatment are performed concurrently. This process is meticulously performed by Dr. Oh Seung-min, a dermatologist, according to Dr. Oh Myung-jun's personalized Custom Design, further enhancing satisfaction with the Surgery results.
"As I always tell my patients, it's not about the difference in contour, but the difference in the midface ratio. So, if a patient undergoes a contouring Surgery to reduce the cheekbones instead of a Surgery to reduce the midface, their face will never look like this and will become even flatter. As the midface is reduced, it goes into the cheekbones, so the ratio becomes like the picture." — Dr. Oh Myung-jun
Surgery Results: Completion of a Small, Three-Dimensional Youthful Face
Looking at the patient's 3D-CT images after Surgery, it is clear that the protruding cheekbones from before Surgery have been effectively reduced and moved inward to align with the eye bone line, significantly shortening the midface length. In particular, the bone gap in the right cheekbone, which had severe asymmetry, was firmly filled through autologous bone grafting and perfectly improved, resulting in a natural and harmonious balance of both sides of the face.
The patient expressed very high satisfaction with the noticeably smaller and more three-dimensional facial changes shown in the before-and-after Surgery photos. O.N Clinic does not simply shave bones but provides natural yet dramatic beautiful changes through delicate Design and skilled surgical techniques that consider each patient's facial proportions and overall harmony. The patient is now ready to embrace a new daily life with increased confidence.
O.N Clinic | Last reviewed 2024-07-30