[Eton TV] Even just making the cheekbones softer can make the face look shorter

The effect of midface volume on midface length

: Why a hollow cheekbone makes the face look longer

Many people think that when they age,

only the skin sags,

but in fact, the bones themselves also change.

As you get older, the jawbone also becomes smaller,

the mandible weakens, and the bones of the midface

also become sunken.

As you age, the angle drops downward.

In other words, the midface bones atrophy.

That is why older people need a lot more volume

when they get fillers or fat grafting,

and why it feels like the volume drops downward quickly

is exactly because of the angle of the bones.

When doing fillers or grafting, people tend to think only about the soft tissue,

but the foundation supporting it underneath is very important.

If the base below is not strong,

it is hard to build something up,

so you need a larger volume and the effect does not last well.

In the end, what matters is how you fill the sunken area with volume.

But since no one wants the cheekbones to become bigger or the face to look larger,

you cannot simply add more volume to the cheekbones just because the bone has become smaller.

Because it is better to use your own tissue as much as possible, in cases like this

I tend to recommend a

'midface lift surgery' that can lift the sagging tissues downward

as dramatically as possible.

The basics of all lifting surgeries

can be summarized into two things.

How you 'separate' it,

and how you 'fix' it.

Whether it is a facelift or double-eyelid surgery,

the basics are to separate and secure.

I dissect in the layer right above the bone,

after which I lift the entire flap, including the periosteum,

upward.

If only the superficial layer is pulled,

over time it can stretch again,

so lifting the strongest base

is better in the long term.

The deepest layers, that is, all of the deep tissues,

must be lifted for a lasting effect.

The advantage of this surgical method is

that it smooths the entire cheekbone volume in three dimensions,

and is optimized for creating an attractive 'inverted triangle structure.'

But if the cheekbones protrude too much,

they can make someone look older

or make the face appear larger.

If you pull too aggressively, the cheekbones may look bigger,

so the part I pay the most attention to during surgery is

'which direction to pull.'

I prefer a method of pulling in a 'vertical direction'

so that the cheekbones do not look wider.

The key is to fill the hollow areas inside them

without making the 45-degree cheekbone volume any larger.

Rather than widening the cheekbone itself to the side,

it is about filling the sunken areas

and smoothing the overall line.

Look in the mirror and try smiling once.

When you smile~ 🙂

the cheek muscles are pulled,

and the volume in the upper area becomes plumper, right?

I think the natural 'apple zone' volume that appears when smiling

is the most appropriate volume.

In the end, it is a kind of 'repositioning' that moves the volume to a location

that looks better when it protrudes.

Just like under-eye fat repositioning,

this can also be seen as cheekbone volume repositioning.

Because there are limits to physically shortening length,

we focus on volume

and resolve the part that made the face look long.

When the volume changes harmoniously,

the face can look much younger.

But no matter how well the midface is lifted,

if there is still hollowing or wrinkles under the eyes,

the midface may look younger

while the area under the eyes can still look older.

The under-eye area and the midface are connected,

so they need to be considered together.

From the aegyo-sal under the lower eyelid to the corners of the mouth,

the entire line should form a beautiful curve

and appear smooth for the midface to be complete.

That is why, when performing midface lift surgery,

a lower blepharoplasty must be done together

for much better results.

Also, in order to raise the volume in a way that does not widen the cheekbones,

there is also a technical reason why access must be made

through the area below the eyes.

The 'cheekbone' volume that many people worry about,

especially the phenomenon where the face looks longer when the cheekbone area is sunken,

and the plastic surgery methods to improve it,

have been discussed here.

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