Table 3.

Malar Projection Measurement Data^*

Parameter	Preoperative	1 mo	3 mos	6 mos	P
Control patients (n = 39):
Right malar projection (cm)
Mean	2.70	2.79	2.79	2.76	<0.001
SD	0.25	0.27	0.28	0.26
Range	2.18–3.21	2.20–3.38	2.28–3.31	2.25–3.31
Left malar projection (cm)
Mean	2.56	2.65	2.62	2.63	0.002
SD	0.29	0.31	0.29	0.32
Range	2.01–3.11	2.09–3.46	2.03–3.23	2.02–3.29
Fat injection patients (n = 61):
Right malar projection (cm)
Mean	2.70	3.01	3.00	3.00	<0.001
SD	0.27	0.27	0.27	0.24
Range	1.98–3.43	2.38–3.72	2.31–3.66	2.49–3.60
Left malar projection (cm)
Mean	2.55	2.84	2.84	2.84	<0.001
SD	0.26	0.27	0.26	0.26
Range	1.99–3.26	2.22–3.59	2.26–3.45	2.14–3.45

Repeated-measures analyses of variance were computed to test for mean differences between time points separately for the treatment and control groups.

^*The P values refer to the comparisons between the preoperative measurements and all other time points. All preoperative measurements were significantly different from all postoperative measurements. No postoperative measurements were significantly different from each other.