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Cheekbone Reduction – Intraoral vs Coronal Approach

Cheekbone reduction, also known as reduction malarplasty, is one of the most popular Asian facia contouring procedures. While high popular in such countries as South Korea and China, it remains a very infrequently performed procedure in the U.S. The obvious reason is the difference between Asian and Caucasian facial shapes as well as the cultural Read More…

The Tongue Flap in Cleft Palate Fistula Closure

The tongue evokes a lot of different reactions from people because of its appearance, location and use in various gestures. While unusual in appearance and movements, its importance in oral function can not be underestimated. It has numerous roles in eating, speech and oral hygiene. It is truly a multifunctional body organ. The tongue is Read More…

ePTFE Sheeting for Limited Skull Augmentations

Augmentation of the outer contours of the skull, commonly referred to as cranioplasty, has been done using a wide variety of biomaterials. The different types of materials used speaks to the great tolerance of this body area to implants in general and is the result of the superb blood supply of the scalp and skull Read More…

OR Snapshots – The Ultimate Buttock Reshaping Makeover

Aesthetic buttock surgery has evolved over the past four decades into a  wide variety of reshaping procedures available today. Historically only excisional procedures for removing excess tissue at the top or bottom of the buttocks existed. Implants became available in the 1990s but they remained used in the U.S by only a handful of patients. Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Breast Augmentation in Young Asymmetric Breasts

Background:  The most common patient that seeks breast augmentation is the young female. They understandably seek it because of little breast tissue development in most cases. Their young age and minimal breast tissue growth through their teenage years creates a very pubescent chest appearance. Their small breasts and tight tissue makes them a great candidate Read More…

Combining Custom Temporal and Jawline Implants

Custom implant designing has been a game changer in the world of facial reshaping surgery. The ability to control the dimensions of a facial implant that typically covers a much greater surface area than standard facial implants offers an unparalleled ability to change the shape of a face. The most typical custom facial implant done Read More…

Custom Deltoid Implants for Shoulder Augmentation

Soft solid silicone implants are commonly used in men to augment multiple muscles throughout the body. Enhancement of the chest (pectoralis major) and calves (gastrocnemius) has been done for a long time as evidenced by multiple styles and sizes of performed commercially available implants to do so. More recently other muscle groups of the upper Read More…

The Female Custom Jawline Implant Design

Jawline augmentation has been historically perceived, and is still done so today by many plastic surgeons, as augmentation of the chin. But the chin is just the anterior portion of the jaw and represents less than one-third of its total bony mass. Jawline augmentation really refers to either isolated jaw angle augmentation or complete augmentation Read More…

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