Please Be Sure to Check Before Facial Contouring Surgery! - Explained by a Plastic Surgery Specialist.

Hello. I’m Director Jo Hyun-woo of Inpi Plastic Surgery.

For those considering facial contouring surgery, there may be a lot of worry about which hospital among so many can perform the surgery safely and well.

So today, I’d like to talk about what you must check before facial contouring surgery.

Because the size of the developed bone, facial proportions, and the ideal face shape differ from patient to patient in facial contouring surgery,

for an accurate preoperative diagnosis, it is important to precisely identify the size and condition of the bone and the location of the nerve line through 3D CT imaging,

and to make a diagnosis and establish a surgical plan.

If unnecessary bone is removed too close to the nerve line, the face may become awkward and unnatural, and revision facial contouring surgery may be needed.

For highly satisfying facial contouring surgery, removing the developed bone is important, but it is also important to consider the amount of bone left after surgery.

Therefore, to minimize revision surgery and side effects, you should carefully check whether the medical institution you plan to have the surgery at is staffed by a board-certified plastic surgeon.

At Inpi Plastic Surgery, this can also be confirmed through the board-certified plastic surgeon certificate displayed inside the hospital.

However, before visiting, you can check whether a doctor is a board-certified plastic surgeon on the plastic surgery portal site of the board-certified plastic surgeons’ association.

You should also check whether the system for safe surgery is properly in place.

To prevent emergency situations that may occur during surgery and to provide a highly safe surgical environment,

real-time monitoring by on-site anesthesiology and pain medicine medical staff is essential.

When choosing a medical institution, it is a good idea to check whether it has sterilization and disinfection systems for infection prevention and facilities that minimize external contamination in the operating room.

Before facial contouring surgery, patients undergo tests necessary for anesthesia, and abnormal findings should be checked through blood tests, electrocardiograms, and chest X-rays.

If there is active tuberculosis, facial contouring surgery cannot be performed before it is treated.

In particular, anesthesia is an issue that those considering facial contouring must clearly understand and address.

I have also written a column about anesthesia, so if you are preparing for surgery, I recommend reading it before the procedure.

Now, I will show examples of changes after facial contouring surgery.

Through sufficient consultation before surgery, we reflect the patient’s concerns and requests as much as possible to determine the direction of surgery,

and we perform a precise analysis of the facial bones through CT imaging to establish an appropriate surgical plan.

In the photo below are the images and CT scans of a real patient who underwent facial contouring surgery (zygoma reduction + square jaw reduction + chin reduction).

You may also be very concerned about side effects of facial contouring surgery.

I am also attaching a video regarding side effects.

Thank you. ​