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Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Surgical Technique of Clavicular Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction
Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the...
The shape and appearance of the forehead is highly influenced by...
Background: The evolution of rhinoplasty surgery over the past twenty years...
What is a composite jaw augmentation? A composite jaw augmentation is an advanced facial skeletal procedure that combines a sliding genioplasty (chin bone repositioning) with a custom-designed jawline implant. Together, these techniques improve chin projection, jawline length, width, and overall lower facial definition in a single, coordinated surgical plan. What is a sliding genioplasty? A Read More…
A composite jaw augmentation is an advanced aesthetic facial skeletal procedure that combines controlled chin bone repositioning with a patient-specific jawline implant. This integrated approach optimizes chin projection, jawline length, and mandibular definition through a single, coordinated surgical plan. It is indicated when the chin deficiency is significant enough that it can not be augmented Read More…
Introduction A vertical lengthening bony genioplasty (VLBG) adjusts the chin (symphysis) by moving the lower segment downward to increase lower facial height.A custom jawline implant addresses the entire jawline: chin width, jawline length, ramus width, gonial angles, and overall contour. When performed together: The bone movement fixes the vertical deficiency. The implant restores or enhances Read More…
Introduction Chin augmentation is a powerful tool for improving lower facial balance. Standard chin implants are highly effective for modest horizontal deficiencies (<1 cm). However, when vertical deficiency is present, standard implants often fail aesthetically. Recognizing when vertical lengthening is required is crucial to achieving optimal results. Background Diagnostic Challenge: Vertical chin deficiencies are frequently Read More…
Background: A strong jawline and lower third of the face is typically and historically associated almost exclusively with men. But that facial shape concept has changed and is common today to see women (models, news women, TV celebrities etc) with strong jawlines. So it is not rare to see a female patient request a jaw Read More…
The sliding genioplasty is a well known and effective chin reshaping procedure. Besides being an autologous chin augmentation method its value lies in its ability to make multi-dimensional changes particularly in the horizontal and vertical projections. But in so doing it does create an abnormal shape to the normal lazy S-shaped bony profile of the Read More…
The most powerful form of aesthetic jaw augmentation is the custom jawline implant. It is so effective because it increases the dimensions of the entire jawline up to the limit of the overlying soft tissues in a three-dimensional fashion. The soft tissue limits are a function of how comfortably the implant fits into a fully Read More…
The sliding genioplasty is a well known chin reshaping procedure. Unlike its cousin, the chin implant, it has a much greater versatility than simply increasing horizontal projection alone. It can be done to create a multidimensional effect from increasing or shortening vertical height, increasing or dereasing chin width and in some cases even moving the Read More…
While one does not see their face in a profile view naturally (only in pictures), the world sees your face in three-quarter view or in profile. Thus the perception of one’s own facial profile is important and it is stressed in many plastic surgery procedures. The two most important hard structures that make up the Read More…
Background: Chin augmentation is the most common implant enhancement procedure of the face. It is usually highly successful as long as the chin is not horizontally too short. Once horizontal chin deficiences approach 10mms or more, it will also have other dimensional issues as well being also vertically short.Trying to make a chin implant Read More…
Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Surgical Technique of Clavicular Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction
Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the...
The shape and appearance of the forehead is highly influenced by...
Background: The evolution of rhinoplasty surgery over the past twenty years...