As baby-faced celebrities with smooth, small faces have taken over the screen, more women want a small, slim face shape. A slim facial contour and a V-line jaw in particular give a feminine yet refined impression, and have become something many women aspire to.
Women with prominent cheekbones or a well-developed square jaw, on the other hand, may envy celebrities' V-line faces. Prominent cheekbones and an angular square jaw convey strength and charisma, but they are relatively far from a feminine kind of beauty.
What matters is that it is not easy to change the face shape you are born with. So after trying contouring massage tools and facial slimming massage without dramatic results, some people end up considering facial contouring surgery.
Dr. Yoosuk Chung of TheLINE Plastic Surgery said, "Every surgery should be decided carefully, but when the area involved is facial contour work such as the cheekbones or jaw, it is better to weigh the safety of the surgery and the aftercare thoroughly before deciding," adding, "Recently, cheekbone reduction and square jaw reduction can be performed more precisely and safely because a pre-operative 3D-CT diagnosis allows the facial bones and the soft tissues to be assessed accurately in advance."
In 3D cheekbone reduction, because the surgery is performed with an advanced endoscope, the blood vessels and soft and bony tissues can be identified in real time, so minimal dissection and micro-incision are carried out only where necessary. Using an upward close-fixation method, the lateral and 45-degree cheekbones that make the face look uneven are reduced while the volume of the front cheekbone is preserved, so a three-dimensional facial contour can be achieved without side effects such as cheek sagging.
3D square jaw reduction likewise addresses not only simple bone resection but also cortical osteotomy and muscle and fat removal, resolving together the elements that get in the way of a smooth jawline. And because it is performed with an advanced endoscope, tissue damage and bleeding are kept as low as possible, raising the safety of the surgery.
In addition, the long curved resection method, which cuts in one continuous line from below the ear to the tip of the chin, produces a slim, smooth jawline even when viewed at 45 and 90 degrees, and because the resection is not focused only on the mandibular angle below the ear, the likelihood of a secondary angle forming is lower, which also reduces concerns about revision surgery.
Dr. Sangyoon Lee of TheLINE Plastic Surgery, who specializes in 3D cheekbone and square jaw reduction, advised, "One way to raise satisfaction with facial contouring surgery is to have it at a clinic that can provide attentive care all the way through the post-operative recovery period," adding, "It is good to check whether the clinic has advanced medical equipment on a par with a university hospital and whether there is an anesthesiologist who can respond quickly in an emergency before choosing."
