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Facial Reduction & Transformation Surgery > Korean style
bone reduction surgery |
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Korean style
bone reduction surgery |
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Mandible
reduction surgery |
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The
combination of zygoma and mandible
reductions
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Mentoplasty |
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Rectification
surgery of galoche chin |
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Rectification
surgery of osteogenic snaggleteeth
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Long face (gum exposure) rectification
surgery |
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Surgical
correction of facial skeletal discrepancy |
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Rectification surgery for Micrognathia |
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| Facial
sculpture using Medpor |
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Complex facial transformation |
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Korean style
bone reduction surgery |
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1. Is it with high
risk for bone shaving surgery? Is it
deadly? |
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Honestly, the risks
for bone shaving surgery are indeed
higher than other cosmetic surgeries;
the main reason is the longer surgery
time is troublesome for anesthetics,
and bleeding during surgery. So we
will perform a careful physical examination
on bone shaving patients before surgery,
to discover potentially dangerous
factors. Also, we will employ a professional
anesthesiologist to monitor the entire
operation, in order to guarantee the
safety of the surgical process. As
for bone shaving cases in the past
that resulted in death, have mostly
been exaggerated by the press, the
real reasons causing death are usually
not the surgery itself.
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2. What are
the complications of bone shaving
surgery? Can they be treated? |
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The most common
complication after bone shaving
surgery is hematoma; sometimes
this is caused by delayed slow
bleeding, and cannot be discovered
during surgery. So we will use
drainage tubes according to the
actual situation, and ask the
patients to stay in the hospital
to lie down and rest. Also cases
where too much jaw bone was shaved
causing fractures or instability
have occurred in Korea, part of
the reasons are because of variations
in the patient bone structures.
The above situations can all be
avoided by the training and experience
of the surgeons, so you do not
need to worry. |
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3. I have
a very thick and broad jaw; can
it only be solved through bone
shaving surgery? |
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Normally a fat
and thick jaw bone is caused by
three reasons; one is an overly
thick fat layer, which can be
solved by facial Liposuction;
the second one is the overly thick
masticatory muscle under the fat
layer, which can be treated through
a Botox injection. The last one
is the problem with a widening
jaw, which can only be solved
through bone shaving surgery.
Of course, you may have a combination
of two problems; this can only
be determined by a doctor’s evaluation. |
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4. Will the
bones on the two sides of the
face be even after bone shaving?
What do we do if the bones are
uneven? |
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Our bones on
the two sides of our face have
unevenness naturally; we can discover
this through X-rays or measurements
before surgery. During surgery
we try to achieve evenness on
the two sides, the unevenness
that is not discovered is usually
located at the cheeks, because
this location is not wrapped in
soft tissues like muscles. Although
it can be observed easily, this
diagnosis can only be made after
the swelling goes down. If it
is unevenness caused by improper
securing of the bones on one side
or improper healing, another small
adjustment surgery needs to be
performed. |
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5. Are there
many methods to treat a box-like
face? Which method should I choose? |
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The definition
of a box-like face includes problems
with the bones and soft tissue,
which is saying if the appearance
of your face looks fat or square;
it is categorized into a group
that needs adjustments. Normally
bone shaving surgery is used to
adjust box-like faces caused by
protruding bones; Liposuction
and Botox injections are used
to get rid of thick soft tissue.
Sometimes a box-like face is formed
by more than one factor, and needs
to be treated through a combination
of methods in order to achieve
satisfactory results. |
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6. Will the
shaved bones grow back again? |
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Usually only
the corners of the jaw bone may
grow new bones, because this location
is where the masticatory muscles
are attached. Some customers with
advanced muscle development have
had bones grow back after bone
shaving surgery. You can relax
because tracking the patients
in the long term, we discover
that the conditions do not return
to the state before surgery. Also,
regular Botox injections are also
a trick to prevent bones from
growing back. As for protruding
cheek bones, the bones will not
grow back in the shaved locations. |
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7. Can bone
shaving help improve my malocclusions
situation? |
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Bone shaving
surgery only removes the protruding
bones in the corners of the jaw
and stem of the jaw, it is basically
a cosmetic surgery, and is not
related to functional malocclusions.
Basically bone shaving surgery
needs to be performed separately
from malocclusions adjustments,
but there’s no relation between
cause and effect, so you can make
decisions based on your needs
and budget. |
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8. My friend
went to get jaw bone shaving surgery,
but there seems to be no obvious
differences? |
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Many patients
undergo bone shaving surgery also
think the same way. Because the
cortex of the bone is especially
hard, it takes a lot of effort
to saw off; you can imagine how
difficult it would be to use pure
shaving. Although bone shaving
surgery has attributes like little
scaring, a short recovery time,
and lower costs, but carefully
choosing the patients to perform
surgery on is the only way to
have satisfactory results. But
the effects really cannot be compared
with visual bone shaving surgery. |
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9. Can bone
shaving be combined with other
surgeries? |
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Yes it can,
actually many patients receive
bone shaving along with other
facial reconstructive surgeries,
for example rhinoplasty, double
eyelid surgery, or even breast
implants, etc. As long as your
body conditions are normal, and
the combined surgery time is not
too long, the surgeries can all
be performed together. Because
of the increased surgery time,
we will pay special attention
to water supplements and physical
monitoring to ensure the safety
of the surgery. |
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10. Some people
say that after bone shaving the
mouth cannot be opened, is this
normal? |
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For jaw bone
shaving surgery, because of the
swelling of the soft tissue near
the temporomandibular joint after
surgery, temporary inability to
open the mouth may occur. This
is another reason we recommend
a liquid diet. The extent of this
condition will vary between people,
but most patients will get improvment
within two weeks. If it is caused
by the surgeon shaving the area
too high, resulting in temporomandibular
joint damage or adhesions, it
may not recover easily. |
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