Reducing Wide Facial Width-3 (V-Line Square Jaw Surgery)

Before discussing the process and methods for reducing wide facial width, it is necessary to understand the factors and conditions that determine facial width.

Among the three factors that determine facial width,

The zygoma reduction surgery and temple reduction that determine the contours of the middle and upper parts of the face were described earlier.

 

This time, let us look at lower-face reduction, which is the most commonly recognized among facial contouring surgeries.

 

The contour of the lower face is determined by the angular area of the lower jawbone, the shape of the body that continues forward from it, and the conditions of the masseter muscle, subcutaneous fat, skin, and other tissues covering the lower jawbone.

 

As methods for changing the contour of the lower face, one can consider procedures that refine the outline of the lower jawbone, such as square jaw surgery or V-line square jaw surgery,

and treatment methods that change the conditions of soft tissue (such as the masseter muscle or subcutaneous fat tissue).

 

The changes in lower-face contour resulting from square jaw surgery are as follows.