J Korean Assoc Maxillofac Plast Reconstr Surg.  2000 Feb;22(1):105-109.

Reduction malarplasty with bone ostectomy & repositioning only using intraoral approach

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  • 1Department of Oral & Maxillofac Surg., College of Medicine, Dong-A University.

Abstract

The zygoma is protruded on both sides of the midface and plays an important part in determining the impression of face. There are much different esthetic consideration of zygomatic prominence between the oriental and western. Because slight prominent zygoma is thought to be esthetic in the western, there has been done many augmentation therapy. But, in the oriental, prominent zygoma, especially in the female, is thougth to be aggresive and manlike image, there has beem done many zygoma reduction therapy. There are two methods to reduce the prominent zygoma, one is shaving method and the other is zygoma repositioning with ostectomy. The approach to zygoma and zygomatic arch without surgical morbidity is very difficult, so this problem has been difficult subject to oral & maxillofacial surgeon in a long period. We report the treatment case of facial asymmetry with the unilateral zygoma reduction & genioplasty using only intraoral approach with the retrospective study.

Keyword

reduction malarplasty; transoral approach

MeSH Terms

Facial Asymmetry
Female
Genioplasty
Humans
Retrospective Studies
Zygoma
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