Osteotomy is a surgical treatment that changes the face shape by removing part of the cheekbone. This treatment does not require the removal of all bones; it only uses professional molds to grind the surface of the mandibular angle bone to thin it out, thereby reducing the total width. So, how is the osteotomy ground? Let’s take a quick look below.

In short, it is to grind and polish off part of the bone at the cheek position, so that the face shape that is not idealized can become a standard melon seed face or a pear-shaped face.

The surgical site: there are those entering from the mouth and those entering from the incision in front of the ear.

Compared with simpler surgeries such as blepharoplasty (full incision double eyelids), osteotomy is a major surgery with relatively high risk.

Facial bone grinding/resection surgery mainly includes:

Mandibular osteotomy

Mandibular osteotomy is the most common facial reshaping surgery. The normal angle of the mandibular angle is 120°, with a smooth appearance without sharp angles. Mandibular angle hypertrophy includes two conditions: one is that the angle of the mandibular angle is too small, showing a ‘national’ face. The other is that the mandibular bone is outwardly flipped and thickened, causing the face shape to be trapezoidal, which does not conform to the standards of artistic aesthetics.

With the improvement of surgical technology, effectiveness, and safety, not only those with significantly thickened mandibular angles presenting square faces can undergo mandibular osteotomy, but also many women with mild mandibular angle hypertrophy actively accept surgery and become ‘Korean-style’ small-faced beauties.

Mandibular angle augmentation surgery can be divided into extracranial approach, intracranial approach, and combined approach. Because the extracranial approach leaves a significant scar, it has been eliminated. The methods of bone removal can be divided into mandibular angle arc osteotomy, lateral excision, and mandibular angle osteotomy. The lateral excision method has a good effect on the lowering of the face, but a general effect on the lifting of the mandibular angle. The mandibular angle osteotomy removes the outer plate, which can lift the mandibular angle, with less surgical trauma and higher safety. The mandibular angle arc osteotomy has a good effect on lifting the mandibular angle and a significant effect on lowering the face, and is the popular surgical treatment method for international facial reshaping surgery.

The mandibular angle osteotomy creates a long incision of 6-8cm from the lower margin of the mandibular ascending ramus to the anterior part of the second molar vestibule, reaching the periosteum. The periosteum detaching ion connects the masticatory muscle to the lateral periosteum on both sides of the mandibular ascending ramus, and then the periosteum detaching ion separates the pterygoid muscle on the lateral side of the mandibular angle. The Linderf retractor is placed at the edge and angle of the mandibular ascending ramus to fully expose the mandibular angle, used for resection or vibration of the saw edge to saw off the bone block to be removed. The types of osteotomy include vertical sagittal osteotomy, oblique osteotomy, inverted L-shaped osteotomy, and T-shaped osteotomy.

High Cheekbone Plastic Surgery

Europeans consider high cheekbones to be beautiful, and many Western beauties have prominent cheekbones and distinct facial features. Asians also have high cheekbones, but in Chinese culture, overly high cheekbones create a triangular face, with a wide and protruding mid-face, giving a cold and indifferent impression, and looking older and degenerate.

Medical beauty surgery uses American brand specialized osteotomy equipment, which contains fully automatic protection equipment and cold light system, enabling the operation to grind bones within a small incision of 3cm inside the oral cavity. Due to the clear vision and good exposure of the bones, bleeding is very little, so it can be carefully shaped without easily damaging the trigeminal nerve and facial artery. Moreover, as unnecessary bone hyperplasia is removed, the osteotomy surface is very smooth, and the face shape is natural after surgery, with no trace left outside the mouth. Professional doctors with rich clinical experience apply advanced technology, integrate your facial features, and create with passion according to contemporary aesthetic principles. Having a star-like face is no longer a dream.