title: A three-dimensional planned osteotomy on the zygomatic arch for reduction malarplasty.
abstract: During a reduction malarplasty, precise sectioning of the zygomatic arch according to the plan formulated in the diagnostic stage is very important, because differences in the locations of the osteotomies in the left and right zygomatic arch will result in facial asymmetry, and arch osteotomies that are placed at locations other than those specified during planning elicit unwanted results. A method for the precise planning and sectioning of the zygomatic arch involving the use of computed tomography (CT) and a viewer program is presented herein. Furthermore, a case in which this method was applied during reduction malarplasty via a combined intraoral and external incision is described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Centre, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: H-L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department and Research Institute of Dental Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, BK21 PLUS Project, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: J-S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Centre, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Y-J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Centre, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea. Electronic address: davidjoy76@gmail.com.
authors.forename: U-L
authors.initials: UL
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D015050:Zygoma / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: zygoma arch osteotomy; zygoma reduction