Facial asymmetry correction-Malar bone shave

A patient named Seltton  a 26 yrs/M came to Richardson dental andcraniofacial hospital with a history of accident 2 months back and since then complaining of swelling or prominence of the left malar region. Patient was very particular about his face esthetics and had main concerns of the asymmetry he has.  Always correction of facial asymmetries is a difficult task and it requires a surgeon to follow the golden rules of proportion rule of face to create a face which is near to symmetrical. Also esthetic correction of face correction has to met the psychological demands of the patient which makes the task even more difficult for the surgeon.

So was the requirement of this patient too and thus after evaluation with the advanced Cone Beam CT scan the correct measurements were done of the bilateral halves of the face, soft tissue evaluation was done on photographs and clinically. Than the patient was planned for cosmetic facial correction under local anesthesia.

In the cosmetic facial correction the malar shaving was done on both the sides according to pre-evaluated values. The Botox injection and dermal filler were used on the nasolabial crease which now a days have become a important tool in correction of facial asymmetries worldwide.

Patient is on regular follow up and is satisfied with his profile and look. So a simple procedure of 1 hour that too in local anesthesia had made the face symmetrical and more pleasant in look and had also met the psychological needs of the patient.