Concerned About Wide, Protruding Cheekbones and a Long Midface?
The patient visited On Clinic with concerns that their face appeared large and their overall impression seemed strong due to wide, protruding cheekbones and a relatively long midface. Specifically, the right cheekbone protruded more than the left, causing noticeable asymmetry and significant stress about facial imbalance. Dr. Myungjun Oh conducted a detailed consultation, carefully comparing the patient's current facial condition with their desired ideal face shape. He emphasized that it was more crucial to ideally adjust the midface ratio rather than simply reducing the cheekbone contour. This is a key aspect in enhancing the overall harmony and three-dimensionality of the face.
Dr. Myungjun Oh's Precise Diagnosis and Customized Surgical Design
Based on the patient's 3D-CT scan results, Dr. Myungjun Oh precisely analyzed the structure of the cheekbones and the condition of the surrounding tissues. He accurately diagnosed severe asymmetry, noting that the bone gap in the right cheekbone was wider and more protruded than the left. To effectively improve this asymmetry and create a smaller, more three-dimensional midface ratio, he established the following customized surgical plan:
- Midface Reduction: The cheekbones are delicately moved inward to align with the eye bone line, effectively shortening the midface length. This method not only reduces the lateral cheekbones but also naturally enhances the overall three-dimensionality of the face, contributing to a smaller, well-balanced facial line.
- Asymmetry Correction and Bone Grafting: The wide bone gap in the right cheekbone is meticulously filled with autologous bone grafts using the patient's own bone fragments, achieving near-perfect improvement. This simultaneously balances both cheekbones and minimizes potential side effects from bone gaps, enhancing safety.
- Combined Skin Elasticity Management: To proactively prevent potential skin sagging after surgery and enhance facial skin elasticity, Sofwave and Ulthera lifting procedures are performed concurrently. This process is meticulously administered by Dr. Seungmin Oh from the Dermatology department, following Dr. Myungjun Oh's personalized design, further increasing satisfaction with the surgical results.
"What I always tell my patients is that it's not about the contour difference, but the midface ratio difference. So, if a patient undergoes a contouring surgery to reduce the cheekbones instead of a surgery to reduce the midface, their face will never look like this and will appear even wider. As the midface is reduced, it brings the cheekbones inward, creating a proportion like in the photos." — Dr. Myungjun Oh
Surgical Results: A Smaller, More Three-Dimensional, Youthful Face Achieved
Looking at the patient's post-operative 3D-CT images, it is clear that the previously protruding cheekbones have been effectively reduced and moved inward to align with the eye bone line, significantly shortening the midface length. In particular, the severely asymmetrical bone gap in the right cheekbone was solidly filled through autologous bone grafting, achieving perfect improvement, which resulted in a natural and harmonious balance of both sides of the face.
The patient expressed high satisfaction with the noticeably smaller and more three-dimensional facial transformation seen in the before-and-after photos. On Clinic doesn't simply shave off bone; instead, it delivers natural yet dramatic beautiful changes through delicate design and skilled surgical techniques that consider each patient's facial proportions and overall harmony. The patient is now ready to embrace a new daily life with increased confidence.
Dr. Myungjun Oh, On Clinic | Last Reviewed 2024-07-30