Zygomatic elevator device and methods

A surgical zygomatic elevator device, comprising:

• an elevator element having a distal end, a proximal end, an upper surface between the distal end and the proximal end having a length between about 40 mm and 60 mm and a first axis extending longitudinally through the elevator element, the elevator element having a size for insertion through a surgical incision;
• a handle sized to manually grasp the elevator device, the handle being positioned at the proximal end of the elevator element, the handle having a second axis that extends longitudinally through the handle, the handle being positioned at an oblique angle extending above the first axis of the elevator element;
• a groove configured to receive a zygomatic bone structure of a patient, the groove being located on the upper surface of the elevator element and having at least one ridge spaced from the distal end of the elevator element;
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• a projection extending between about 8 mm and 15 mm from a bottom surface of the elevator element, the projection being positioned at a proximal portion of the elevator element that is spaced apart from the groove, the projection being configured to contact an anatomical structure to provide a pivot point such that the elevator element can impart a controlled force in a first direction on the zygomatic bone structure that is positionable within the groove and the projection imparts a second force to the anatomical structure.