Can Cheekbone Reduction and Cheek Augmentation Be Done At The Same Time?

Q: Dr. Eppley, hello doctor, I would like to know if after a cheekbone reduction surgery it is possible to place implants, because my face is very wide, but the cheekbone does not project forward, only laterally, and I want to do both but I don’t know if that would be possible, I wait for your answer, thank you very much.

A: The concepts of cheekbone reduction and cheek augmentation, done concurrently or separately, is not incompatible. Cheekbone reduction involves narrowing the width of the cheeks only by osteotomies to bring in the width of the zygomatic arches. Conversely, cheek augmentation can be done on any aspect of the cheek which in your case needs to be done on the anterior aspect just below the orbital rim. As a result you can get anterior cheek projection while decreasing lateral cheek width. 

Dr. Barry Eppley

World Renowned Plastic Surgeon