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A modified surgical method of lower-face recontouring
1Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, People's Republic of China. xujinghong2008@gmail.com
Background:
In general, the width of the lower face is determined by four parts: the mandible, the masseter muscle, the buccal fat pad, and the subcutaneous fat. In this article, we introduce a modified surgical method to reshape the outline of round faces that have no significant overgrowth or eversion of the lower jawbone.
Method:
The procedure includes dissection of the masseter muscle and partial lipectomy of the buccal fat pad through the same intraoral small incision.
Results:
The patients were satisfied with the aesthetic outcome of both the profile and frontal view. Follow-up of more than 6 months shows no prospective complications.
Conclusion:
This method yields an optimal aesthetic result in patients who have a round face without significant overgrowth or eversion of the lower jawbone.
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