Should I Get Cheek Implants With My Double Jaw Surgery?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I am getting a double jaw surgery for my underbite next year and my surgeon has told me he thinks i need some sort of zygomatic augmentation to make it all look the best. Do you think i’m a good case for a zygomatic implant? Targeted to improve lateral and anterior projection for ear and flat midface. (and more obviously). 

A: Rather than take any word or opinion as to what is best for you, you need to have imaging done to show the effects of any facial structural change and see what you think. You wouldn’t have double jaw surgery without some preop simulations then why would you have zygomatic augmentation based on someone else’s perception of aesthetics.

Remember that most surgeons are technicians who do operations…the more the better. Executing an operation is a different skill set than knowing if it is a good operation to do.

Dr Barry Eppley

World Renowned Plastic Surgeon