Why is there no V-line surgeries performed in the USA as it is in South Korea?

Question

I see a connection and pattern of young adults in the US wanting this surgery and not being able to find any doctors that can perform this procedure in the way Korean plastic surgeons do. I absolutely love how they do it and would do anything to get it done by them but there’s no possibility for me in my life to fly. Please help. American doctors please perform your surgeries like Korean doctors or Korean doctors please open offices in the US.

Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MD · Answer

I likely do more v-line surgery in any given month than any doctor in Korea.  We do this 5 or more times each week at our surgery center in Boston.  The procedure is done through the inside of your mouth without any visible scars.  There's much more - watch our videos to learn more.

Barry L. Eppley, MD, DMD · Answer

The reason this traditional approach to V line surgery is not commonly done in the US is because of the ethnic differences in the population. Traditional v line surgery, as practiced in the East, amputates off the jaw angle bone all the way up the chin. This an aggressive  combined vertical and horizontal bone removal which is indicated in someone who has a really wide and square jawline as many Asians do. But when performed in someone has does not have this type of jawline, as much of the US population does not, the consequences are an overly shortened face and soft tissue sag. I see many US patients who have gone overseas for V line surgery who now want to partially or completely reverse their result. Traditional V line surgery is a very good surgery IF one has the right jawline shape for it. As many Americans do not the need to widely practice this specific method of V line surgery in the US is low. The American version of V line surgery leaves the vertical length of the jaw angle intact to main its shape but narrows its width.

Gerald Wittenberg, MSc, DMD (retired) · Answer

It is difficult to research procedures for the patient in many cases. V-line surgery IS well practiced in North America by specific surgeons with experience in bone surgery vis a vis soft tissue only. There are many variations of the procedure dependent upon your specific jaw shape/form and the relative balance with your middle face. There are also differing views of the extent required by the patient in a male dominant society versus North America.

Why is there no V-line surgeries performed in the USA as it is in South Korea?

Answers (3)

Recommended reading

Everything you need to know about Cheekbone Reduction

Our mission is to create a world where every investment in modern beauty is Worth It.

Why is there no V-line surgeries performed in the USA as it is in South Korea?

Answers (3)

Browse related questions

Recommended reading

Everything you need to know about Cheekbone Reduction

Our mission is to create a world where every investment in modern beauty is Worth It.