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Lavian Plastic Surgery Clinic · 그리운 어제, 행복한 오늘, 설레는 내일... · November 13, 2009
In general, in most cases, revision surgery after a primary operation should be performed only after at least about 6 months have passed, provided there are no acute complications...
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Clinic: Lavian Plastic Surgery Clinic
Original post date: November 13, 2009
Translated at: April 24, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Medical note: This translation does not guarantee medical accuracy or suitability for treatment decisions.
In general, in most cases, revision surgery after a primary operation should be performed only after at least about 6 months have passed, provided there are no acute complications such as inflammation, bleeding, or foreign body reactions. The principle is to wait until the scar tissue at the surgical site has matured sufficiently and become soft.
Then, when would be the right time for square jaw surgery or cheekbone surgery?
In the case of square jaw surgery, if there are no acute complications such as postoperative inflammation, it is advisable to perform revision surgery to refine the bone contour again about 6 months after the initial surgery.
However, cheekbone surgery is different.
After cheekbone surgery, if the bone is not properly fixed and sags, the longer it is left untreated, the more likely it is to cause unfortunate results such as nonunion of part of the bone or resorption and disappearance of the bone. Therefore, the sooner the revision surgery is done, the better.
In particular, if cheekbone surgery was performed under sedation anesthesia in a short period of time, or if cheekbone surgery was done with minimal incisions, and the bone is not fixed in the correct position, there is a risk that as time passes the cheekbone will drop downward, with some parts resorbing or healing in the wrong position. For that reason, it is necessary to correct it as quickly as possible.
Of course, in such cases, the first step is to precisely analyze the position of the cheekbone through three-dimensional CT imaging, and then establish a surgical plan.
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