Before and After Cheekbone Reduction: Changes in Facial Width (4 Months · 1 Year)

Hello.

I am Lee Won, the CEO and head surgeon of 21 Plastic Surgery Clinic.

When the face looks wide,

many people think it is simply a bone issue.

However, when you actually look at the facial structure,

it is often influenced not only by cheekbone projection

but also by the distribution of cheek volume.

In a structure where the cheekbones appear to protrude outward

and the cheek fat is gathered toward the front,

the face's horizontal width is emphasized,

which can create an overall wide and flat impression.

So in cases like this,

a combined approach is needed,

using cheekbone reduction together with deep buccal fat repositioning

to organize the overall flow of facial volume.

Before surgery,

if we analyze the patient's

facial structure after their visit,

the cheekbones were first protruding outward,

which emphasized the horizontal width of the face.

In addition, the volume of the deep buccal fat

was relatively concentrated toward the front,

making the central cheek area look fuller

and the line below the cheekbones feel heavy.

In such cases, if only the cheekbones are reduced,

the facial width may decrease,

but the flow of cheek volume may not look natural.

Taking that into account, the surgical plan

was decided as follows^^

[Surgical Plan]

Cheekbone reduction + deep buccal fat repositioning

Four months after surgery,

as the swelling has largely settled,

the changes along the cheekbone line appear more natural.

As the cheekbone line that had seemed to protrude outward is refined,

the horizontal width of the face is softened,

and the line extending from below the cheekbones to the jawline

can be seen connecting more smoothly.

In addition, through deep buccal fat repositioning,

the structure where cheek volume appeared gathered toward the front is refined,

and the balance of volume in the central part of the face

looks more naturally adjusted^^

One year after surgery,

with the soft tissues having stabilized sufficiently,

the overall facial contours can be seen

settling in naturally.

As cheekbone projection is reduced,

the facial horizontal width is refined,

and the line from the cheeks to the jawline

is connected more smoothly and stably.

Also, as the position of the deep buccal fat volume is adjusted,

the impression of heaviness below the cheekbones is softened,

and the overall facial balance appears naturally refined.

Cheekbone reduction surgery is

not simply a procedure to reduce bone size;

for a more natural result,

it is necessary to consider the overall flow of facial volume as well.

It is important to analyze not only the position and degree of projection of the cheekbones,

but also the distribution of cheek volume

when planning the surgery.

At 21 Plastic Surgery Clinic,

we approach cheekbone reduction not as a simple bone surgery,

but as a procedure that also organizes

the flow of facial contour.

Thank you.^^

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