Can My Cheekbone Be Brought Outward?

Q: Dr. Eppley, can you do a surgery where you realign the zygomatic bone? Like say if one person cheek is smaller than the other, the zygomatic bone is pressed in or angled badly, could you bring the cheek bone thats pressed in, outwards or straighten it to help with asymmetry?

A:Whether the more inward cheekbone one can be satisfactorily expanded/brought back out depends its current shape and how much movement is needed to do so. This would require a 3D CT face scan to make that accurate determination. However the 3D CT scan you have is of poor quality and I have only seen a front view picture of it. It takes a submental view to get a better assessment of the cheekbones.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon