The zygomatic arch is located under the orbit, forming a bony process on the cheek. The zygomatic arch is located on both sides of the craniofacial bone, so it is named because it is arched outward.

The zygomatic arch is a part of the face, which is mainly composed of zygomatic bone and zygomatic process of temporal bone. If the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch is too high, the facial lines will not look soft. At this time, reduction surgery can be performed, which is also a common facial plastic surgery at present.

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Zygomatic bone can be divided into "zygomatic body" and "zygomatic arch", which determine two important perspectives respectively. The zygomatic body is located below the outer corner of the eye. When looking at the face from a 45-degree perspective, the radian of the zygomatic body determines the beauty of the face lines. If the cheekbones are too developed, the prominent radian is too big, which destroys the aesthetic feeling, and will give people a strong personality and not soft enough impression.

The zygomatic arch is the part where the zygomatic body extends backward (towards the external auditory canal) and connects with the temporal bone. From the front, the widest part of the face is in the position of the zygomatic arch, so the best way to reduce the width of the face is to change the lordosis of the zygomatic arch.

Whether the zygomatic arch is too high depends on the specific conditions of the operator, such as the comparison between the zygomatic arch and other parts of the face, such as the width of mandible, the width of temporal bone and the development of temporal muscle. In addition, if there is too little subcutaneous fat, the zygomatic arch will appear too high. If a person is too thin and looks too tall, then reduction surgery can't be done.

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