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Outcome Assessment of Forehead Feminization Surgery

The forehead has been described as the most significant facial feature for gender identification. As a result it is a major focus in facial feminization surgery whether it is in the trangender or cis-female patient population. There are three well known types of such procedures consisting of isolated burring reduction for mild brow bone protrusion Read More…

The Anatomy and Implant Design of Female Jawline Augmentation

Custom jawline implants are the definitive method for aesthetic augmentation of the lower third of the face. While it is performed in both male and females more custom jawline implants are done in males than females in a ratio of about 8:1. But in doing such implants in females there are a variety of insights Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Sliding Genioplasty and Submentoplasty for Prior Failed Chin Implant and Neck Fat Injections

Background: The ‘debate’ between an implant and the sliding genioplasty for chin augmentation is an historic one and is often influenced by surgical specialty and patient preference. This debate can be largely irrelevant in modest chin augmentations where their aesthetic effects are more similar. But their aesthetic benefits begin to differ when the anatomic makeup Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom MIdface and Jawline Implants in Reconstruction of Hemifacial Atrophy from Parry-Romberg Syndrome

Background: Facial asymmetries often have a contributing bony basis to  them whether they are developmental, traumatic or pathologic in origin. One extremely unique cause of facial asymmetry is Parry-Romberg syndrome also known as craniofacial linear scleroderma. In this well known but biologically not yet understood syndrome atrophy of the facial soft tissue starts usually along Read More…

Shoulder Narrowing Surgery Recovery – The First Two Weeks

Shoulder narrowing surgery by clavicle reduction osteotomies is a very effective surgery but comes with its own unique recovery process. Unlike the seemingly similar procedure of clavicle fracture repair (which it is not) which involves early mobilization and physical therapy, clavicle reduction osteotomies do not. Since there has been no trauma to the distal end Read More…

OR Snapshots – Buccal vs Abdominal Fat For Facial Fat Injections

Fat injections are a common method today for soft tissue augmentation whether it is for reconstructive or aesthetic purposes. An injection approach offers a versatile method of instilling a soft tissue graft in almost any anatomic location. How successful such fat injections are depends on a variety of factors from method of harvest and preparation Read More…

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