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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...
The anatomy of the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve crosses from beneath the platysma muscle in the neck up across the side of the chin to innervate multiple lower lip and chin muscles. It causes the action of the lip depressor muscles (labii inferiors and angle oris) as well as that of mentalis Read More…
Background: Chin augmentation in females is uniquely different than in men. This is particularly relevant in the horizontal and width dimensions. Women do not need as much horizontal chin augmentation as men. The classic vertical line dropped down from the lip as the advancement goal for the chin is frequently too much, less horizontal augmentation Read More…
Medpor implant material is well know to create vigorous soft tissue attachments due to its irregular surface contour. Such soft tissue adherence has both advantages and disadvantages. A major disadvantage is if the implant needs to be adjusted and/or removed. Getting the Medpor implant out has been stated by some to be impossible and most Read More…
Chin implants are the most common form of facial implant augmentation. One of their most recognized features by x-rays are what is often described as ‘erosion’ or loss of bone underneath or around the implant. As a result it is a widely held belief that this is a pathologic phenomenon and bodes poorly for the Read More…
Chin implants can be placed through two types of anterior lower facial incisions. The ‘northern’ option is to place it from above using an intraoral vestibular incision behind the upper lip. The ‘southern’ option is to place it from below using a submental skin incision. Both approaches access the chin bone and both incise through Read More…
Chin augmentation using implants offers a wide variety of different shapes as perceived from the front view. While men may prefer a wider or more square shape, women usually prefer a more narrow or tapered chin shape. When looking at the most common chin implant style used, the extended anatomic style, the chin will acquire Read More…
Background: Hemifacial microsomia is a well known congenital facial deformity that affects the structures that develop from the first and second brachial arches. As a result anomalies develop that includes the ear, lower jaw and mouth areas. It is a spectrum of deformities which cause varying deformities of these facial structures and, while typically occurring Read More…
Once the patient horizontal chin augmentation needs are determined, the implant style selection is sneeded for chin shaping purposes. Eleven (11) different chin implant styles are available which can be divided into basic (6) and specialty (5) designs. The basic designs are the anatomic, extended anatomic, Conform extended anatomic, Terino extended anatomic, Flowers mandibular glove Read More…
Chin implants offer the simplest and most powerful method of facial reshaping per surgical time. Besides proper placement technique, the selection of the implant is the most important part of the alloplastic chin augmentation procedure. However, its long surgical history and the design evolution of the implant has led to many different shapes and sizes Read More…
Background: While standard chin implants are effective for common projection deficiencies, they are not effective for more significant dimensional changes. One reason a chin implant can fail, therefore, is that was a poor selection based on the patient’s anatomic needs/aesthetic goals. In theory this outcome should be largely avoidable using preoperative imaging. But I have 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...