Lower cheekbones: What you need to know

Article written by Doctor Vu Duc Nha - Vinmec - View Aesthetic Center, Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.

Therefore, in people with high cheekbones, cheekbone reduction surgery will help you have a more feminine, harmonious, and harmonious face. This is a type of surgery that interferes with the zygomatic arch to reduce the protrusion of the cheekbones. Depending on the face, it is possible to combine cheekbone reduction with jaw reduction, chin surgery, facelift or autologous fat injection... to bring about the best results.

1.1 Indication Over-delineation of cheekbones. Cheekbone deformity. Can wrong cheekbones.

1.2 Contraindications Systemic and local conditions do not allow surgery. The patient is in a developing age.

First, the patient will be examined by a doctor to assess the patient's facial condition and overall health. After that, the patient will have facial film taken under different angles, CT scan of the face, X-ray of the skull and jaw. After that, based on the measurement results on CT film and X-ray of the maxillofacial bone, combined with photos and clinical examination, the doctor will discuss with the patient about the facial condition, surgical methods to achieve it. optimal results. To prepare for surgery, the patient will be tested to ensure the highest safety for the surgery.

There are many different cheekbone reduction techniques. However, the combination of the intra-oral incision and the sideline incision is most commonly used due to the limitation of surgical scars and good results.

The patient will be disinfected the surgical area, make an incision in the mouth, carefully expose part of the cheekbone and the anterior part of the posterior arc, avoiding damage to the nerve below the eye socket. Based on previous measurements, the doctor will use a specialized bone cutter to remove a small piece of cheekbone. Then, the next cheekbone-arch will be returned to the new position. The bone segments will be fixed with a maxillofacial screw brace. The incisions will be closed with sutures. Finally, doctors will apply pressure to shape the patient's face.

Usually the patient only needs to stay in the hospital for the first night so that the doctors can monitor their health status immediately after surgery. When discharged from the hospital, the patient will be prescribed an outpatient, detailed instructions on how to self-monitor, post-operative care at home, appointment for a follow-up visit after about 1 week. Swelling after surgery: usually, the patient will have the most swelling in about 1 week after surgery. After 1 month, there was almost no swelling. Patients will wear face compression bandages for 1 month to ensure optimal results, limiting swelling and sagging of the face after surgery. Patients will be instructed to clean their teeth and eat soft foods in the first week.

Cheek reduction surgery is a surgical technique that is performed routinely and is very safe. However, like other surgeries, it also carries a small risk of possible complications. Therefore, it is very important to choose a reputable surgeon and medical facility to ensure maximum patient safety.
Numbness in the cheeks: can be caused by nerve damage under the eye, but usually it only lasts a very short time, the patient will recover after a few weeks or months. Cheek sagging: usually due to the dissection of cheekbone tissue, many of the adhesions of the bite muscle and the facial muscles are removed. Therefore, it is very important to wear face compression bandages for at least 1 month continuously to limit this problem. At the same time, for patients over 40 years old who already have facial sagging, patients with sagging skin or many soft tissues, it can be combined with facelift surgery, implantation of thread. Some other less common risks such as: no bone or slow bone, double cheekbones ... Vinmec International General Hospital is one of the hospitals that not only ensures professional quality with a medical team. Leading doctor, system of modern equipment and technology. The hospital provides comprehensive and professional medical examination, consultation and treatment services, with a civilized, polite, safe and sterile medical examination and treatment space.