Category: body implants

Custom Deltoid Implants for Shoulder Augmentation

Soft solid silicone implants are commonly used in men to augment multiple muscles throughout the body. Enhancement of the chest (pectoralis major) and calves (gastrocnemius) has been done for a long time as evidenced by multiple styles and sizes of performed commercially available implants to do so. More recently other muscle groups of the upper Read More…

Technical Strategies – Incision Placement for Custom Trapezius Implants

Some major muscles of the body that can be surgically augmented for aesthetic benefit by commercially available preformed implants are that of the chest, arms, buttocks and lower leg. What all of these share (with the exception of the pectoralis major muscle) is that the implants are usually placed on top of the muscle under Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Multiple Male Upper Body Muscle Implants Augmentation

Background: A muscular appearing upper body has long been a desired physical appearance for men. This is evidenced by the large number of physical fitness and training centers that exist as well as gym and workout equipment sold every year. With the proper amount of time and sustained effort, most muscles can be enlarged. Such Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Subfascial Deltoid Implants and Fat Grafting for Shoulder Widening

Background: The deltoid muscle is the large muscle that forms the rounded contour of the shoulder. It essentially joins the upper extremity with the back and chest. While often perceived as just one large muscle, it really consists of three distinct muscle heads making up the front (anterior), middle (central) and back (posterior) regions of Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male Trapezius Muscle Implants

Background: There are many upper body muscles that men strive to build by exercise. These include the arm (bicep and tricep) and chest (pectoral) muscles for which aesthetic implant augmentations can be done to assist or replace the need for strenuous exercise. But one upper body muscle that is often developed by weight training is Read More…

Custom Hip Implants for Failed Fat Grafting

Hip augmentation is most commonly done using fat injections. Even for patients that do not have a lot of fat to harvest, enough can almost always be obtained to fill in indentations or divots on both sides of the hips. But when combined buttock and hip augmentations are needed or in a thin body type, Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male Custom Bicep Implants

Background: Most body implants are done for muscular enhancement. The only exception is that of the female breast implant. In augmenting the muscle size, it is usually most effective if the implant is placed on top of the muscle under its fascial lining. This is certainly true for muscular augmentations that are on the extremities Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Trapezius Muscle Implants

Background: The trapezius muscle is a large superficial muscle in the upper back. It extends from the occipital bone superiorly down to the spine to the lower thoracic vertebrae and then out laterally to the shoulder blade. (scapula) Muscular development of the trapezius muscle by male body buillders and exercise enthusiasts is focused largely on Read More…

Implants for Thigh Augmentation

Muscle wasting of the upper thigh can be the result of a number of different medical problems. Thigh muscle shrinking can occur from lack of use, severe weight loss and malnutrition or can be the result of a nerve injury from trauma or other neurologic disorders. One cause of thigh muscle wasting can be from Read More…

Contemporary Body Implant Augmentation Surgery

Muscular enhancement of certain body parts can be done through the use of synthetic implants. Everyone knows about breast implant augmentation although this is not a true muscular enhancement but a breast tissue enlargement. Historically the most recognized body implants were for the chest, buttocks and calfs. The number of such implants combined pale in Read More…