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Deltoid Muscle Atrophy and Shoulder Restoration Using Custom Implants Case Study

Introduction The shoulder’s outer contour is primarily defined by the deltoid muscles, which give it its characteristic rounded appearance. Anatomically, the deltoid forms a broad, triangular structure arising from the clavicle and scapula and inserting onto the humerus. It consists of three distinct muscle bellies—anterior (clavicular), lateral (acromial), and posterior (spinal)—that collectively produce the shoulder’s Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Bilateral Upper Forearm and Right Volar Forearm Implants for Augmentation and Symmetry Improvement

Background: When it comes to aesthetic augmentation of the arms the upper arm is almost almost always what is done. The biceps and triceps of the upper arms are larger muscles in which subfascial and submuscular implant augmentation is possible and there are standard implant styles available to do so. When it comes to the Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Trapezius Muscle Implants in the Older Male

Background: There are eleven (11) different muscle areas that can be aesthetically enhanced by implants in the body. (minus the face) In the upper body this includes the pectoral (chest), bicep and tricep (upper arm), deltoid (shoulder), brachioradialis (forearm) and trapezius. (upper back muscles) Of all of these muscle enhancement sites the trapezius is the Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – The Anatomy and Design of Custom Forearm Implants

Background: Amongst the numerous types of implants for aesthetic body augmentation the arms are the least commonly performed. Breasts, buttock, pectoral and calf implants make up the majority of augmentations while arm implants (shoulder, biceps, triceps) are done by comparison far less frequently. This is evidenced by lack of any FDA-appoved shoulder and arm implants. Read More…

OR Snapshots – How Many Implants (Face and Body) Can Be Done In A Single Surgery?

One of the frequent questions I get asked is how many different procedures can be done in a single surgery. The origin of that question has different origins. For some patients it is a desire to do a ‘makeover’ of either their face or body which requires numerous procedures to do so. Another reason is Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Total Aesthetic Leg Augmentation with Eight (8) Thigh and Calf Implants

Background: Aesthetic leg augmentations most commonly are done in the lower half of the leg for the calf muscles. The medial and lateral gastrocnemius muscles have a longitudinal orientation with an enveloping fascia. Because the muscle needs to slide within this enveloping fascial sheath for extension and flexion, a subfascial pocket can be created into Read More…

The Surgical Technique For Vastus Medialis Quad Muscle Implants

The most common lower extremity body contouring implant is that of the calfs. Both the inner and outer head of the gastrocnemius muscles can be augmented through incisions placed behind the knee. But there are other leg implants that can be done above the knee in the anterolateral thighs. Thigh or quad implants are available Read More…

Technical Strategies – Intraoperative Modification of Body Implants

Augmentation of various muscular body areas is done with solid but soft silicone implants. The most common body areas that have been aesthetically enhanced are the pectoral, bicep, tricep, and calf muscles. Such enhancements have now extended to include the trapezius and thigh muscles as well. To no surprise the vast majority of patients receiving Read More…

Aesthetic Implant Augmentation Of The Vastus Medialis Muscle of the Thigh

The most common leg muscle that is augmented for aesthetic purposes are the calfs. (gastrocs) Calf implants have been used for decades and are a very successful body implant procedure. In more recent times the upper leg has been periodically implanted as well to augment either the rectus femoris or the combined rectus femoris-vastus laterals Read More…

How Are All Other Aesthetic Body Implants Different From Breast Implants?

When it comes to implants for aesthetic body contouring, there are significant differences between breast implants and every other type of body implant in numerous ways. Breast and all other body implants are frequently confused in their physical properties and characteristics because they are made of a similar basic silicone material. From an implant composition Read More…