Zygomatic arch is a bony structure located on both sides of the middle part of the face, which plays a role in maintaining the face shape and protecting the human body. Asians tend to have a wide and flat face because the zygomatic arch protrudes too far to both sides. Many beauty lovers choose face-lifting surgery in order to make their faces more layered and younger. Face-lifting surgery in the middle of the face mainly focuses on the reduction and plastic surgery of zygomatic bone and zygomatic arch.
There are many surgical methods for zygomatic arch reduction and plastic surgery, which can be divided into two categories: bone grinding and osteotomy. The operation of bone grinding is simple, but the zygomatic arch becomes thinner after bone grinding, which weakens the protective effect. In addition, the degree of bone injury is relatively large, and the symmetry of both sides is difficult to control, which limits the application of bone grinding.
The application of osteotomy and zygomatic arch reduction avoids many shortcomings of bone grinding. Osteotomy refers to cutting off the zygomatic arch from different parts of the zygomatic arch complex, moving and fixing it in a new position, so that the arch of the zygomatic arch changes, thus achieving the purpose of face-lifting. According to different osteotomy sites and methods, there are many surgical methods for zygomatic arch plasty, such as anterior zygomatic arch osteotomy, tripod osteotomy, zygomatic arch interruption, posterior osteotomy, etc., which are suitable for patients in different situations.