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Plastic Surgery Case Study – Female Chin Implant Revision

Background: Chin augmentation is one of the original facial reshaping surgeries and has been performed for decades. Whether done through the mouth or done from an incision below the chin, the fundamental concept is that an implant is placed over the central aspect of the lower chin bone. (pogonion) While the basic technique for chin Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Sagittal Ridge Skull Reduction

Background: Perhaps to the surprise of many, men make up a significant percent of aesthetic skull reshaping patients. This is due to the show of the skull shape that occurs with shaved heads, closely cropped hairstyles and thinning hair cover. Men become exquisitely aware of any prominent bony areas or indentations or deficiencies. One of Read More…

Lateral Approach to Temporal Migraine Surgery

Temporal headaches are one of the four known regional migraine areas. The etiology is compression of the zygomaticotemporal nerve (second division of the trigeminal nerve), the auriculotemporal nerve (third division of the trigeminal nerve) or both. Decompression or avulsion of these nerves is a known effective treatment in the properly qualified temporal migraine surgery patient. Read More…

Custom Pectus Excavatum Implants

Pectus excavatum is a common congenital thoracic deformity that occurs in about 1:500 births. Males are more frequently affected than females. In severe cases it may be associated with pulmonary impairment but many pectus excavatum cases are cosmetic deformities. Given the importance of the appearance of the male chest it is no surprise that such Read More…

The Extended Tear Trough Implant for Augmentation of the Medial Cheek

Volume loss is a well recognized aspect of facial aging. This has led to a now popular and widespread use of facial volume augmentation techniques. Synthetic injectable fillers and fat are most commonly used since most of volume loss occurs in soft tissue compartments and these materials are easily placed by injection.  The re-establishment of Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Square Chin Implant in Men

  Background:  Chin augmentation is one of the most popular lower facial reshaping procedures and has been so for many decades. Its benefits are most commonly perceived in the side profile demonstrating increased horizontal projection of the chin. While changes in how far the chin projects forward is one of the most important benefits of Read More…

Alar Base Lowering in Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty surgery can create changes in many aspects of the nasal anatomy. Most of those changes are typically focused on the bone and cartilage that makes up all of the internal and underlying support of the shape of the nose. The one exception to ‘framework’ modification is that of changing the shape of the nostrils. Read More…

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