Facial Bone Contouring Surgery

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-ix

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2. General

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Why Facial Bone Contouring Surgery?: Backgrounds

      • Sanghoon Park

      Pages 3-6

   3. Essential Surgical Anatomy for Facial Bone Contouring Surgery

      • Jongwoo Lim

      Pages 7-13

   4. Surgical Approaches for Facial Bone Surgery

      • Tae Sung Lee

      Pages 15-22

   5. Standard Surgical Instruments for Facial Bone Surgery

      • Tae Sung Lee

      Pages 23-28

3. Lower Face

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 29-29

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   2. The Aesthetic Lower Face Analysis Diagnosis Selection of Surgical Procedures

      • Seungil Chung, Sanghoon Park

      Pages 31-39

   3. The Standard Mandible Reduction with Intraoral Approach

      • Sanghoon Park

      Pages 41-51

   4. Sagittal Resection of the Mandible: Are We Doing Right?

      • Sanghoon Park

      Pages 53-62

   5. The Osseous Genioplasty

      • Sanghoon Park

      Pages 63-77

   6. The V-Line Surgery: Narrowing Genioplasty with Mandible Reduction

      • Sanghoon Park, Jongwoo Lim

      Pages 79-88

   7. The Mini V-Line Surgery

      • Tae Sung Lee

      Pages 89-96

   8. Treatment of Long Face with Facial Bone Contouring Surgery and Philtral Reduction

      • Jaehyun Kwon, Seungil Chung

      Pages 97-106

   9. Alloplastic Augmentation of the Chin and Mandible

      • Jaehyun Kwon

      Pages 107-114

   10. Secondary and Revisional Mandibular Contouring Surgery

       • Tae Sung Lee, Jihyuck Lee

       Pages 115-122

   11. Soft Tissue Management in the Mandible Reduction Surgery

       • Jongwoo Lim

       Pages 123-132

4. Midface

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-133

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   2. The Aesthetic Midface Analysis: Diagnosis and Surgical Planning

      • Seungil Chung, Sanghoon Park

      Pages 135-143

   3. Standard Zygoma Reduction with Intraoral Approach

      • Sanghoon Park

      Pages 145-157

This book is a practical and detailed guide on how to perform a range of surgical techniques for facial bone contouring. Based on the clinical experiences gained by the authors while carrying out more than 10,000 facial bone surgeries at their clinical institute in Seoul, Korea, each procedure is meticulously described and illustrated, step by step. Importantly, careful attention is paid to the impact of ethnic differences on surgical technique and goals, drawing on lessons learned during the treatment of patients from approximately 30 countries. Readers will also find instructive accompanying case studies and copious guidance on preoperative patient assessment, potential complications, and complication management. Facial bone contouring surgery has been gaining popularity not only in many Asian countries but also in Western countries, especially those in which there are sizable Asian populations. In enabling readers to learn and master the various techniques of facial bone surgery, and to achieve optimal outcomes in clinical practice, the book will be of immense value to plastic surgeons in both Asia and the West.

• facial bone contouring
• surgical techniques
• ethnic differences
• preoperative patient assessment
• complication management

“Experience is the key aspect of this book, which highlights the essential components necessary to reshape the facial skeleton. … The author's and contributors' clinical experience covers over 10,000 facial bone contouring procedures, making them preeminent in this field. The intended audience encompasses those interested in the contouring of the facial skeleton. Practitioners in the fields of cosmetic surgery and dentistry will benefit from this book … .” (Jeffrey S. Rosenthal, Doody's Book Reviews, April, 2018)

• Department of Plastic Surgery, ID Hospital , Seoul, Korea (Republic of)

  Sanghoon Park

Sang-Hoon Park, MD, PhD, is a pioneer in the field of facial bone surgery in Korea and President and Chief of Surgeons at ID Hospital, Seoul, Korea. He began performing facial bone and orthognathic surgery while a faculty member at Asan Medical Center, Seoul. After founding his own private plastic surgery hospital in 2004, he focused increasingly on improving both functional and aesthetic aspects in patients undergoing facial bone surgery. He fabricated and invented the globally renowned “V-line surgery”, which significantly improved patients’ aesthetic satisfaction. To date, he has operated on more than 3,000 mandible and zygoma reduction surgery cases and is recognized for his work far beyond Korea – indeed, worldwide.


Dr. Park has developed a wide array of techniques to improve methods of orthognathic surgery. He has also developed the surgery-first technique, which omits preoperative orthodontic treatment, meaning that patients no longer need to spend 1–2 years suffering from braces prior to surgery. In addition, postsurgical tying of the upper and lower teeth (maxilla and mandible) is no longer necessary, greatly improving and shortening the period of recovery while immensely improving patient comfort.


Dr. Park has made media appearances both globally and domestically, and has authored various articles including in The New York Times and the Washington Post.

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