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Osteotomies for Cheek Widening

People with a narrow-appearing face have often a deficiency in the width of where the upper jaw and cheek meet, known as the cheek or malar complex. The most common and simple method to improve the amount of cheek that one has is to place a cheek implant. There are some patients who do Read More…

Different Methods to Narrow the Cheek Bones

The need to reduce or narrow wide cheeks is a far less frequent request than making them bigger. Most commonly, cheek reduction surgery is requested by Asian cultures, notably Eastern Asians. East Asian cultures value a small face, and wide cheekbones appear to make the face bigger. In rare cases, a patient may have developed Read More…

Male Chest Enhancement with Pectoral Implants

Pectoral implants, the male version of a female breast implant, is a popular option to increase the appearance of chest muscles. Some men desire to improve a congenital chest wall deformity, known as pectus excavatum, while other men have been simply unable to increase the size of the chest muscles with exercise. mass Pectoral implants add size Read More…

Forehead and Brow Bone Augmentation using PMMA Bone Cement

Expanding or enlarging the forehead to a more desireable contour is most commonly considered in adults or teenagers who have had a congenital skull deformity. Most of these had some form of craniosyostosis, with or without early craniofacial surgery, and are now left with forehead irregularities, depressions, or a forehead that severely slopes to Read More…

Options for Brow Bone Reduction in Men and Women

The need to change the shape of the forehead or brow bone is very uncommon. Reshaping the forehead or the brow bone (the bone below the eyebrows) is possible but there are different procedures that can be done based on the shape of the forehead and the brow bone. The shape of the skull Read More…

Paranasal Implants – The Facial Implant You Never Heard Of

One type of facial implant, and a facial area that can be augmented, is the paranasal area which most have never heard of. The paranasal region is the area just to the side of your nose at the wings of the nostrils. This is an area that is supported by the bone above the Read More…

Increasing Chin Projection by Injection

The popularity of injectable fillers has led some to consider and use their placement way below the skin level down to the bone. In essence, augmenting the bone with an injectable filler. For the cheek and chin area, this seems logical and, indeed, it can be done from a technical standpoint. The question is…is Read More…

The Natural-Looking Otoplasty

The correction of protruding ears has been done by a variety of procedures over the years, from cutting out skin on the bck of the ear, removing cartilage, and cartilage suturing techniques. Over the years, it has been learned that the removal of skin and cartilage is unnecessary as the problem is not tissue Read More…

Implants for Chin Reshaping

When one thinks of chin augmentation, most envision simply bringing the chin forward. In many instances, increasing the horizontal projection of the chin is all that is needed or desired. Other patients may want changes in the shape of their chin as well. Revisions of previous chin procedures may only need improvement in its shape Read More…

The Composition of Synthetic Facial Implants

While many types of implant materials have been tried for use in the face, only a limited few have enjoyed a history of good clinical success. Today’s facial implants are composed of the synthetic polymers dimethysiloxane (silicone), polyethylene (Medpor), polytetrafluoroethylene (Gore-tex), and polyester. (mersilene) The use of solid silicone rubber (solid, not liquid silicone) Read More…