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Plastic Surgery Case Study – Total Soft Tissue Forehead Reshaping with Frontal Hairline Advancement, Browlift and Temporal Implants

Background: There are numerous dimensional considerations in forehead surgery. The contour of the forehead is controlled by the shape of the underlying bone centrally and the temporal muscles laterally which can be modified by either augmentation or reduction. The vertical length of the forehead, however, is controlled by the soft tissue landmarks of the frontal Read More…

3D CT scan Assessment of Custom Skull Implant Perfusion Holes

Custom skull implants are the most effective method for a wide variety of head augmentations. Made from the patient’s 3D CT scan they are preoperatively contoured to the shape of the skull to allow for the amount of head shape increase that the overlying scalp will permit. One of the important components of their design Read More…

The Anatomic Basis of Comprehensive Rib Removal Surgery for Waist Narrowing

Rib removal is an operation that is done to improve the shape of the waistline. Specifically it is done to make the waistline more narrow which is associated with a more feminine appearance and can enhance the appearance of the breasts and hips above and below it. The traditional approaches for waistline reduction are liposuction Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Total Temporal Implant Augmentations Combined with Large Custom Skull Implant for Maximal Head Reshaping

Background: The shape of the head consists of five zones of projection. There is the height superiorly, projection anteriorly (forehead) and posteriorly (back of head) and bilaterally at the sides. (temporal) Differing thicknesses and contours of all of these areas combined create the total head shape appearance. Anthropometric studies of head shape have been extensively Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Submental Vertical Chin Reduction and Custom Implant Reshaping Through The ‘Mobile Window’

Background: Aesthetic manipulation of the chin can be done using a variety of implant and bone reshaping techniques. Implants provide various dimensions of augmentation. Bone reshaping is more versatile being capable of both horizontal and vertical increases as well as horizontal, vertical and width reductions. In some patients implants and bone reshaping techniques may be Read More…

OR Snapshots – The Color Differences in the Fat Pads Seen in Transconjunctival Lower Blepharoplasty

The eyes are one of the first facial areas that are affected by aging. Excess skin, fullness from fat herniation and skin wrinkles are the typical manifestations of the periocular aging process. Because of the movement differences the upper and lower eyelids present somewhat different aging issues. The upper eyelid, because of its greater movement, Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Direct Repair of Masseter Muscle Dehiscence after Jaw Angle Implants

Background: While chin implants have been around a long time for increasing projection of the front of the jaw, jaw angle implants have been far less used for augmentation of the back of the jaw. As a result a good understanding of the anatomy and the surgical technique to place them is not as well Read More…

Technical Strategies – Combining Earlobe Reduction with Facelift Surgery

A facelift is the most recognizable facial rejuvenation procedure. While there are numerous versions of the operation a fundamental component of it is the placement of incisions in and around the ear. While these ear incisions provide access for tissue tightening and removal, their closure is also very important for determining the aesthetic outcome. Most Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – 3rd Custom Skull Implant for Female Crown of Head Enlargement

Background: Any form of skull augmentation must consider the stretch of the scalp to accommodate it. The scalp is a naturally tight soft tissue covering as it is stretched over a large hard convex surface and there is no functional purpose in it being loose. Once elevated from its bony attachments across the top of Read More…

Why A Custom Silicone Skull Implant Is Not Like A Silicone Breast Implant

Custom skull implants are the best method for any form of aesthetic skull augmentation. Because they are designed from the patient’s 3D CT scan, they can create the best bony correction of the asymmetric skull or the best implant shape and contours of a desired skull augmentation effect. While there are multiple materials by which Read More…