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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...
Chin augmentation is one of the most facial augmentation procedures, both historically and to the present day. Chin implants are the most common method to achieve these changes and they are more successful than not in the vast majority of patients. Injectable methods of chin augmentation have come into play since the introduction of synthetic Read More…
Chin augmentation using an implant is the common form of aesthetic facial augmentation. Putting an implant on the front edge of the chin bone has been done for over fifty years using a variety of materials. Silicone chin implants dominate the materials used for chin augmentation and are available in a variety of styles. The Read More…
The mentalis is a well known muscle of the chin. Any chin surgery procedure involves manipulation of this muscle no matter what type of dimensional chin change is being done or how it is being done. (implant vs. osteotomy vs osteotomy) Since it is the only muscle that has attachments to the anterior surface of Read More…
Background: Chin augmentation is one of the oldest facial reshaping procedures. It has been performed for over fifty years and just about every conceivable material has been used to perform it. But historically and currently silicone implants have been preferred due to the wide variety of styles and sizes that are commercially available as well Read More…
Background: The shape of the chin has a major effect on facial appearance. Since the chin is a projecting facial structure, it highly influences the shape of the face and how defined the neck can look. The shorter the chin becomes the more convex the facial profile becomes and the neck looks increasingly ‘lost’. A Read More…
Chin implants come in a wide variety of sizes and shapes. They can be placed either from an intraoral degloving approach from inside the mouth or from an incision underneath the chin. Both can be successful chin augmentation techniques as long as the implant stays where it is placed, albeit with either suture or screw Read More…
Chin augmentation through the use of an implant is an historic procedure that dates back over fifty years and is still commonly performed today. It is typically done with a silicone chin implant due to its wide variety of styles and sizes and its smooth surface which facilitates its insertion and placement. A chin implant Read More…
The use of implants for chin augmentation is the most popular method to achieve enhanced projection of the lower face. Many materials have been used for chin implants and today it usually comes down to the use of either a silicone or Medpor material. There are surgical advocates for both types of chin implants and Read More…
Background: The sliding genioplasty is a well known chin augmentation procedure that is often viewed as a substitute for a chin implant. While this is certainly true in some patients, for other patients it is a better alternative as both an autologous operation and because it can offer some dimensional chin changes that an implant Read More…
Chin augmentation is a common aesthetic facial reshaping procedure that is second only to rhinoplasty. It has been traditionally performed by the placement of a preformed implant. While many different chin implant styles have been used over the years, the basic concept of an alloplastic chin augmentation is the same. The emergence of injectable methods 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...