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  2. Zygoma reduction plasty - Wikipedia

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    Zygoma reduction, also known as cheekbone reduction surgery, is a surgery used to reduce the facial width by excising part of the zygomatic bone and arch. Wide cheekbones are a characteristic facial trait of Asians, whose skull shapes tend to be more brachycephalic (broad, short skull) in comparison with Caucasian counterparts, whose skull shapes tend to be more dolichocephalic (narrow and ...

  3. Plastic surgery - Wikipedia

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    Zygoma reduction plasty: reducing the facial width by performing osteotomy and resecting part of the zygomatic bone and arch [57] Jaw reduction: reduction of the mandible angle to smooth out an angular jaw and creating a slim jaw [57] Buccal fat extraction: extraction of the buccal pads

  4. List of surgical procedures - Wikipedia

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    Breast implant · Mastopexy · Breast reconstruction · Breast reduction plasty: Skin: V-plasty · VY-plasty · W-plasty · Z-plasty: Escharotomy: Skin biopsy: Other/ungrouped Abdominoplasty · Hernioplasty · Frenuloplasty · Z-plasty

  5. Craniofacial surgery - Wikipedia

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    Craniofacial surgery is a surgical subspecialty that deals with congenital and acquired deformities of the head, skull, face, neck, jaws and associated structures. Although craniofacial treatment often involves manipulation of bone, craniofacial surgery is not tissue-specific; craniofacial surgeons deal with bone, skin, nerve, muscle, teeth, and other related anatomy.

  6. Zygoma - Wikipedia

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    The term zygoma generally refers to the zygomatic bone, a bone of the human skull that is commonly referred to as the cheekbone or malar bone, but it may also refer to: The zygomatic arch , a structure in the human skull formed primarily by parts of the zygomatic bone and the temporal bone

  7. Jaw reduction - Wikipedia

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    Jaw reduction or mandible angle reduction is a type of surgery to narrow the lower one-third of the face—particularly the contribution from the mandible and its muscular attachments. There are several techniques for treatment—including surgical and non-surgical methods.

  8. Zygomatic arch - Wikipedia

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    In anatomy, the zygomatic arch, or cheek bone, is a part of the skull formed by the zygomatic process of the temporal bone (a bone extending forward from the side of the skull, over the opening of the ear) and the temporal process of the zygomatic bone (the side of the cheekbone), the two being united by an oblique suture (the zygomaticotemporal suture); [1] the tendon of the temporal muscle ...

  9. Zygoma fracture - Wikipedia

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    A zygoma fracture (zygomatic fracture) is a form of facial fracture caused by a fracture of the zygomatic bone. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Symptoms include flattening of the face, trismus (reduced opening of the jaw) and lateral subconjunctival hemorrhage .