What is the Purpose of the Jawbone Reduction Surgery?

The primary purpose of a jawbone reduction surgery is to narrow the lower part of a patient’s face.

If a patient’s jawbone or the jawbone along with the muscle is bigger than the upper portion of the face, then the lower part will dominate the entire facial appearance. As a result, a patient’s face will look disproportionately bigger and unattractive. The patient’s lower part of the face will be wider and the aesthetic appearance much less.

Using a jawbone reduction surgery, plastic surgeons can reduce the lower part of the face and bring more proportion to the rest of the face resulting in an attractive aesthetic appearance.

Expected Results

Usually, many patients get good results from a jawbone reduction surgery because it is performed to reduce the lower part of the face along the jaw line. As a result, the jaw lines are usually made smoother, as well.

Since some portions of the jaw muscle are taken away, the strength of the muscle is weakened. However, since the lower part of the face consists of other jaw muscles which contribute to the chewing motion, a patient’s chewing action will not get hampered by the downsizing of the masseter muscle. The downsizing of this muscle is performed because of its visibility and contribution to the aesthetic appearance of a patient’s face.

Through the removal of a portion of the jaw muscle, the jaw line tends to be much smoother. In addition, for patients who suffer from asymmetric jaw lines where one side is bigger than the other, symmetry will be restored to their faces.

Prior to surgery, most patients say that their jaw muscle dominates their face in photos. However, during the surgery, this condition will be taken care of and the lower part of the face will match the rest of the face. As a result, the prior lower domination will not be present anymore either.