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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...
Cheek implants are the one assured permanent method of midfacial structural enhancement. They have been available for clinical use for almost forty (40) years and numerous styles and sizes are available which has evolved over the years. While the biggest fear with cheek implants like any facial implant is infection, this is not the most Read More…
As an assured method of cheek augmentation, implants have been around for over three decades. While current cheek implant styles remain relevant for many patients, contemporary cheek and midface looks have changed. To address these evolving aesthetic trends, newer designs for cheek implants need to be used. More younger patients are requesting the so called Read More…
Background: Facial lipoatrophy is a well known condition where extensive fat is lost in the face. It is seen primarily in the loss of the large buccal fat pad with subsequent concavities developing under the cheekbones and in the temples. While it occurs all over the subcutaneous layer of the face, which contributes to the Read More…
Background: While cheek implants are well known and done, how they actually work is often not appreciated. By being placed through an intraoral subperiosteal approach (most common insertion technique used) it is necessary to release the zygomatic ligaments and overlying soft tissues over and around he cheekbones. Once the implant is placed it acts like Read More…
Cheek augmentation has a long history and traditionally could only be done by an implant. Today injectable filler and fat are less invasive options but their permanency and desired shape outcomes are not assured. While implants still offer a permanent augmentation effect, their effects are limited to the implant shapes that are commercially available. Many Read More…
Background: While cheek implants have been around for decades, it is clear there are some fundamental deficiencies in their design. Male cheek augmentation is often unsatisfactory as traditional implants often create an ‘apple cheek’ effect which is not the midface look most men are seeking. Similarly there are some women who are not seeking this Read More…
Cheek implants are a well known method of adding assured volume to the midface. The term ‘cheek’ however can have various meanings to different patients and the area of some patient’s cheek augmentation may be slightly or considerably different. Given that the cheek area is a broad anatomic area, extending from the lateral orbit to Read More…
The zygomatic arch is the thin section of bone that connects the main body of the cheek (zygoma) with that of the skull. (temporal skull) Thus it is formed by the zygomatic process of the temporal bone that comes forward to meet with the temporal process of the cheekbone. They meet in the middle to Read More…
While cheek implants are of the most commonly performed synthetic facial augmentation procedures, they are unique in several ways. One of their unique features is that they are typically placed in an upward direction from below (intraoral) and are positioned essentially ‘on the side of a clift’ so to speak. Laying up against the prominence Read More…
Background: The secondary management of cheek implants could include their removal or may involve their replacement which in my experience is more common. Typically in cheek implant replacement surgery the major focus is on what style and size of new cheek implant is needed as well its positioning on the zygomatic bone. Unlike chin implants 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...