One of the concerns of people with prominent cheekbones is an image that looks “harsh rather than soft”. It can read as charisma and strength, but it is far from a soft impression and is sometimes misunderstood. For anyone who wants job interviews and social life to go smoothly, protruding cheekbones are all the more troubling. If changes in makeup or hairstyle or the use of beauty devices have not brought a satisfying result, cheekbone reduction becomes something to consider at least once. That said, because it is surgery that shaves bone directly, worries about side effects such as cheek sagging after surgery cannot be avoided. When only the protruding cheekbone is shaved without considering facial harmony, the face can look long and flat, or in some cases even older, so many people weigh this point before surgery. Dr. Soyoung Lee of the Facial Contouring Centre at TheLINE Plastic Surgery says, “To prevent cheek sagging after contouring surgery, it is important to start by confirming your own facial bone structure accurately through 3D-CT analysis before surgery,” adding, “You need to choose a surgical method suited to your overall face shape through the assessment of specialists in facial bone surgery.” When 3D-CT analysis is carried out before surgery, the overall harmony of the face and the individual features of the patient's facial structure can be identified so that a balanced facial contour can be achieved, and in facial contouring revision surgery the cause of the first operation's failure can be analysed precisely so that safe and successful surgery can be carried out. Surgery that considers the three-dimensionality of the face, rather than unconditional cheekbone reduction, is also important. 3D Cheekbone Contouring is known to help complete a three-dimensional face by reducing the cheekbone that protrudes to the side while preserving volume in the front cheekbone. When the resected cheekbone is fixed upward together with the muscle using upward tight fixation, the possibility of cheek sagging after surgery can also be minimised and facial volume can be emphasised. Dr. Yoosuk Chung of the clinic said, “Cheekbone reduction is highly effective at reducing the cheekbones, but concern about cheek sagging after surgery cannot be dismissed,” adding, “Choosing the appropriate surgery through consultation and precise diagnostic analysis with a specialist who has know-how in minimising cheek sagging from wide surgical experience is the way to avoid the side effect of cheek sagging caused by unconditional cheekbone reduction.”
