Category: custom facial implants | plastic surgery case study

 Background: While the surgical technique for chin implant augmentation for men and women are the same the selection of the implant and it’s size can be quite different. Man can tolerate larger amounts of chin augmentation and want a broader or more square chin. In contrast, females often can only tolerate lesser amounts of horizontal Read More…

 Background: While the custom jawline implant has the most powerful effect at changing the shape of the lower face the implant design alone does not necessarily indicate its outward effects. There is always the significant influence of the thickness of the overlying soft tissues particularly in the jaw angle area. The patient that gets the Read More…

 Background: Female jaw augmentation has different dimensions than that of a male jawline augmentation. Women usually desire less vchin augmentation and more vertical rather than widening jaw angle augmentation. The overall jawline implant size is smaller often being less than10 ccs in size. The jawline implant size is often smaller if for no other reason Read More…

 Background: Bimaxillary or double jaw advancement surgery is a very effective procedure for obstructive sleep apnea in properly selected patients. By moving the maxillomandibular bony complex forward by a significant amount, usually 8 to 10mms, the nasal and oropharyngeal airway space is opened up for improved air flow. While functionally effective the tradeoff for such Read More…

 Background: There are well known gender differences in the shape of the forehead. The primary characteristics of the male forehead is a well defined brow ridge, a wider and slightly backward sloped shape, low set eyebrows and various forehead lengths based on the natural location of the frontal hairline. While some men only need non-brow Read More…

 Background: There are well known gender differences in the shape of the forehead. The primary characteristics of the female forehead is the lack of a well defined brow ridge, a more vertical and rounder shape, higher positioned eyebrows and usually a shorter forehead length. As a result of these norms an excessively backward forehead slope Read More…

 Background: Double jaw or Bimax surgery is a popular procedure today often done for improving skeletal facial projection as well as in the treatment of significant obstructive sleep apnea. These facial osteotomy movements are often significant often 10mms forward movements or greater. This is very different than in the history of jaw surgery, where it Read More…