title: A modified surgical method of lower-face recontouring.
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.
  
  
  METHODS
  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.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This method yields an optimal aesthetic result in patients who have a round face without significant overgrowth or eversion of the lower jawbone.
  
  
  METHODS
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authors: Department of Plastic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310003, People's Republic of China. xujinghong2008@gmail.com
authors: Jinghong
authors: J
authors: Xu
authors: Yijia
authors: Y
authors: Yu
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002610:Cheek / Q000601:surgery; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods; D004954:Esthetics; D005145:Face / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000601:surgery*; D008406:Masseter Muscle / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D050151:Subcutaneous Fat / Q000601:surgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult