Surgical design and clinical application of reduction malarplasty
10.3760/cma.j.cn114453-20210517-00221
- VernacularTitle:颧骨颧弓降低术的手术设计及临床应用
- Author:
Ju ZHANG
1
;
Guizheng CHEN
;
En LUO
Author Information
1. 口腔疾病研究国家重点实验室 国家口腔疾病临床医学研究中心 四川大学华西口腔医院正颌及关节外科，成都 610041
- Keywords:
Surgery, plastic;
Reduction malarplasty;
I-shaped osteotomy;
L-shaped osteotomy;
Zygomatic arch complex;
Clinical application
- From:
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
2023;39(4):435-441
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Reduction malarplasty is one of the most common facial profile plastic surgery techniques, which always operates accompanying with mandibular angloplasty and genioplasty to demonstrate gentle facial contour curve and aesthetic appearance. There are various kinds of surgical method of reduction malarplasty, such as I-shaped osteotomy, L-shaped osteotomy, zygomatic arch osteotomy and other modifications. These modified procedures are developed to reduce the zygomatic complex and make the facial contour harmonious and beautiful simultaneously, and each of these has its own advantages and indications. The purpose of this review is to introduce the protrusion types of zygomatic arch complex, surgical approaches, surgical method classifications, and clinical applications of reduction malarplasty.
