Zygomatic Nonunion: A Misunderstood Complication of Reduction Malarplasty

Reduction malarplasty is a popular facial skeletal contour surgery in East Asia. Zygomatic nonunion is a reported complication. However, it is often misunderstood and misdiagnosed. Here we present typical misdiagnosed zygomatic nonunion cases, propose and preliminarily clarify 4 major misunderstandings of zygomatic nonunion: diagnostic standard, the cause, the incidence, and the prognosis of zygomatic nonunion. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Ying Chen, MD, Address: Department of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science, Peking Union Medical College. No. 33 Ba-Da-Chu Road, Shi Jing Shan District, Beijing, 100144, China; E-mail: chenying831119@163.com Received 21 January, 2018 Accepted 12 April, 2018 X.F. and X.M. contributed equally to this work and should be considered co-first authors. The authors report no conflicts of interest . © 2018 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.

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