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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...
Background: Chin implant are the most common form of aesthetic facial augmentation and our widely perform by all surgeons that operate in the face. However, despite the frequency of them being done and he perception that it is a fairly simple operation, there is a relatively high rate of revision with their use. One of Read More…
In the Asian face wide cheeks with a flatter midface is a common facial skeletal shape. There are well known bone reduction operations that address the wide cheeks but there are no osteotomy or bone moving operations that can address the lack of cheek and infraorbital rim anterior projection. Such increased projections require an implant Read More…
The intricacies of the shape of the lower jaw can not be appreciated looking at plain x-rays like a panorex where it has been most commonly seen in its entirety. It is often perceived as largely being a smooth surface around its perimeter which it certainly is based on plain x-rays. And very many types Read More…
Background: The custom infraorbital-malar implant is the most commonly used custom facial implant design in the midface. Because of its unique infraorbital and malar composite design a horizontal augmentation is achieved from the inside of the eye out well onto the zygomatic arch. This is effective because many patients with infraorbital deficiencies also have cheek Read More…
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…
The custom jawline implant provides the most complete 3D changes in shape to the lower jaw. Often called the wrap around jaw implant that is an appropriate name as it provides augmentation to the entire inferior and lateral border of the mandible. Because of its long extended shape and the curved shape of the lower 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…
The custom jawline implant is the definitive skeletal augmentation method for the lower third of the face. With its ability to make a clear separation of the face from the neck due to its connect wrap around design its aesthetic effect is enhanced over what standard jaw implants and filler and fat injections can create. 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...