A More Three-Dimensional Cheekbone Shape

The appearance after cheekbone reduction surgery can easily become a flat face shape in which the width of the face is not reduced and only the cheeks look saggy, if the volume of the front cheekbones is reduced too much.

 

To change to a more three-dimensional face shape after cheekbone reduction surgery, a method is needed that reduces the side cheekbones while preserving some volume in the front cheekbones.

 

If the front cheekbones are reduced as the main focus, it may result in cheeks that look saggy. However, if the contour of the front cheekbones is kept rounded while the side cheekbones are reduced, the face can change into a more three-dimensional shape while minimizing the side effect of sagging cheeks.

 

Below is an analysis of the facial bones using three-dimensional CT after cheekbone reduction surgery, comparing the facial bone appearance after reducing the front cheekbones with the facial bone appearance after reducing the side cheekbones.

 

       

If only the front cheekbones are reduced and the width of the side cheekbones does not change, the face may take on a flat shape, with no reduction in width and only the cheeks appearing saggy.

 

 

If the side cheekbones are reduced while preserving the volume of the front cheekbones, a change to a more three-dimensional face shape can be expected.