Zygoma!

[reignat]

So, I am of East Indian origin, 28 years old and been on HRT for a year now. I have kinda strong cheekbones ( I don't know if they're high, never understood the 'high' cheekbone thing). You could say that my zygoma resemble that of East Asian women. So I wasn't aware of this before transitioning because I was kinda chubby and the fat distribution on my face was male. 6 months into HRT and I notice that they're really pronounced due to the fat deposits on the cheekbones.
The section along either cheekbones is the widest part of my face, and it makes my face looks really wide because there is more horizontal than vertical growth pattern on my face.

Now, I'm not saying that its a bad thing, but it definitely messes the width of my face, and when I get jaw reduction, its going to look like a hard diamond-shaped face instead of a soft-diamond shaped face (where the cheekbones are strong enough, but not too strong that one would be able to draw a straight line along the temple to cheekbone -- rather I see in most women its a gradual soft curve or a slightly bent line, at best.)

I was wondering if anyone here has ever had zygoma reduction as part of FFS owing to its prominence. Zygomatic arch reduction, to be specific. Thanks

[Dena]

Go to the FFS section then type Zygoma in the search box locate in the upper right hand corner of the screen. You will get 7 hits including your post. It's not a heavily discussed topic but there has been some discussion in the past.

[Pengola]

I did it last year in Korea. I had what the koreans call 3d zygoma reduction, which is fracturing the bone, rotating it and pushing it inwards, thus reducing the width (sides) and the zygoma arch. I specifically told my surgeon not to do it too much tho. I don't like the korean super oval look and wanted to keep some definition in my face. I got pretty much the result I asked for

And i know many people who did zygoma and jaw at the same time to crete that heart shape look. Recovery won't be too comfortable tho. The swelling for the zygoma isnt bad at all. Its actually quite a minor procedure in terms of how long it actually takes - 1.5 - 2 hours. The jaw on the other hand, whoa much more swelling and I think takes about 2-3 hours.

[anjaq]

I also think, Korea is best for this.
Or change the jaw differently - the problem may only occur if you get too much of a V line jaw reshaping, it can be better to leave the jaw a bit wider at the top and taper it more towards the chin to make the wider mid face look good and not out of place
She has a wide center face but still a nice jaw shape:

[reignat]

I did it last year in Korea. I had what the koreans call 3d zygoma reduction, which is fracturing the bone, rotating it and pushing it inwards, thus reducing the width (sides) and the zygoma arch. I specifically told my surgeon not to do it too much tho. I don't like the korean super oval look and wanted to keep some definition in my face. I got pretty much the result I asked for

And i know many people who did zygoma and jaw at the same time to crete that heart shape look. Recovery won't be too comfortable tho. The swelling for the zygoma isnt bad at all. Its actually quite a minor procedure in terms of how long it actually takes - 1.5 - 2 hours. The jaw on the other hand, whoa much more swelling and I think takes about 2-3 hours.

Thank you Pengola! That is really useful info! I'm not very sure about venturing out of the US for surgery yet, but I'll keep this info in mind..

[reignat]

I also think, Korea is best for this.
Or change the jaw differently - the problem may only occur if you get too much of a V line jaw reshaping, it can be better to leave the jaw a bit wider at the top and taper it more towards the chin to make the wider mid face look good and not out of place
She has a wide center face but still a nice jaw shape:

Anjaq, you're right. The V-line is the jawline I covet, but I'm not sure if I would venture out of the US yet. But yeah, I don't want it tapered too much, in fact, I prefer the hear shaped face with a narrow jaw and V-chin.