Jinghong Xu1, Yijia Yu. 1. Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, People's Republic of China. xujinghong2008@gmail.com
Abstract
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. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE IV: This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .