Re: Comments on “Reduction malarplasty combined with facelift via the prezygomatic space”

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Arch Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2021;27(3):116-116

Publication date (electronic) : 2021 July 30

doi : https://doi.org/10.14730/aaps.2021.00129

Yoon Joo Lee¹, Il Seok Lee², Ho Jik Yang^,2

¹Doctorsmi Aesthetic Plastic Surgical Clinic, Daejeon, Korea

²Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Eulji University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea

Correspondence: Ho Jik Yang Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Eulji University Hospital, 95 Dunsanseo-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon 35233, Korea Tel: +82-42-611-3029, Fax: +82-42-259-1111, E-mail: drhjyang@eulji.ac.kr

Received 2021 June 21; Revised 2021 June 22; Accepted 2021 June 28.

This is a response to comments on our paper recently published in Arch Aesthetic Plast Surg (Lee et al. Reduction malarplasty combined with facelift via the prezygomatic space) [1].

The main distinctive feature of this paper is that reduction malarplasty was done through the facelift incision alone. In general, reduction malarplasty is performed via an intraoral approach. However, when we performed surgery using the facelift technique, the prezygomatic space was accessible, allowing us to adequately perform reduction malarplasty.

As mentioned by the commenter, the procedure may seem similar to the method described in a recent paper [2]. However, the author of the previous paper [2] performed malar reduction through an oral incision, and then an additional skin incision was made for the facelift. Our procedure is different in that reduction malarplasty can be performed simultaneously with the facelift via the same incision. This method can reduce the oral infection rate and discomfort of the patient.

In conclusion, our study showed that bony contouring can be done in an efficient way while performing a facelift.