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Subfascial vs. Intramuscular Buttock Implants

The use of implants is one effective method for buttock augmentation. It is far surpassed by fat injections (aka Brazilian Butt Lift, BBL) in number of buttock enhancements done, however, due to the appeal and usual availability of adequate fat to harvest to do the procedure. The exact numbers are not known but I would Read More…

Case Study – Lateral Canthopexies for Changing The Corner Of The Eye

Background: The shape of the eye has a significant impact on both facial appearance and expression. Its inner and outer shape is largely created by the overlying eyelids and how they come together and attach to the inside and outside of the orbital bones. The union of the upper and lower eyelids forms the inner Read More…

Five Things You Didn’t Know About Custom Skull Implants

Unlike facial implants, the use of skull implants for aesthetic head reshaping has a very short history. While the use of facial implants dates back more than five decades in plastic surgery, skull implants have been done for just a few years. It has not been that skull implants are radically different or more complex Read More…

Technical Strategies – Direct Fixation Method for High Tail Browlifts

Numerous browlift procedures exist to lift sagging brows and help rejuvenate an aging periorbital look. The success of most browlifts are based on a tissue release and a superior elevation of the sagging brows. Most techniques employ some form of fixation to the skull bone to hold the lifted forehead tissues as they heal. These Read More…

Vertical Excision Technique for Chin Ptosis Correction

The number of different procedures available for correction of chin ptosis (chin pad ptosis) indicates that there is no one single procedure that works the best. While chin ptosis correction techniques vary, it is important to appreciate that there are different anatomic variants of chin ptosis. There are contributions of bone, skin and fat, mentalis Read More…

Case Study – Lip Advancement Revisions

Background: Lip augmentations are very popular and are most commonly done with the use of injectable fillers. But not every smaller lip can be satisfactorily augmented by fillers alone and, even when a satisfactory result is achieved, women may eventually tire of the need for repeated injection sessions and their cost. A lip advancement is Read More…

Zygomatic Arch Fractures and Their Repair

Facial fractures are common injuries and sporting activities are a common source of them. This was well illustrated by a well chronicled facial injury sustained recently in the NBA. Oklahoma City’s Russell Westbrook was injured in a game last Friday in Portland when his teammate’s knee collided into the right side of his face Read More…

Case Study – Anatomic Implants for Natural Breast Augmentation

Background: As a device driven operation. breast augmentation has a variety of implants styles, shapes and sizes from which to choose. Understandably prospective patients think the implant chosen will result in the way the breast will look after surgery. While there is no doubt the implant has a major influence on the result, the natural Read More…

Lateral Canthopexy vs Canthoplasty – Implications for Eye Shape

Changing the outer corner of the eye is done for a lot of different aesthetic and reconstructive purposes. The two main reasons are to help correct a lower lid sag from prior surgery (reconstructive) or to create more of an uplifted corner of the eye to change its appearance. (aesthetic) The procedures used to do Read More…

Case Study – Flat Back of the Head Correction with Custom Occipital Implant

Background: The most common aesthetic skull deformity is that of the flat back of the head. This occurs most commonly from in utero or postnatal infant positioning and also has a strong genetic tendency amongst certain ethnic groups. (e.g., Asian) While a flat back of the head has no detrimental intracranial or neurologic effects, it Read More…