Will Cheek Bone Reductions Make My Eyes Look More Open?

Q: Dr. Eppley, I think the problem with my eyes is that the cheekbones are flat and wide. I would like to reduce my cheekbones a bit and maybe also the temple width or contoured. I need my eyes to look bigger and more open.

My cheekbones are flat and too prominent. I notice this more when i take a picture from below.

A: Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures, It appeatrs the lateral orbital rim and the cheekbones are wide. But I don’t find the temporal area to be wide. I think you are likely interpreting the prominent lateral orbital rim as the temporal area.

That being said a cheek bone reduction osteotomy wouod be the correct approach with the caveat that the anterior cheekbone osteotomy cut should include a portion of the lateral orbital rim as well.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon