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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: The sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SRRO) of the mandible is the most common form of lower jaw reshaping/repositioning. While a very effective procedure its aesthetic benefits are sagittal in dimension only. It can bring the lower jaw and chin forward to improve lower facial projection but it can widen the chin or jawline and Read More…
Background: The face is prone to a wide variety of developmental abnormalities due to the paired nature of its embryologic development. A frequent cause of facial asymmetries comes from lower jaw development. Originating from the paired first pharyngeal or brachial arches, which develop as early as the fourth week of embryonic life, their eventual growth Read More…
Background: Changing the projection of the chin is the most common lower facial reshaping procedure. Most of these movements are done horizontally and one can debate the merits of an implant vs a bony genioplasty approach to do so. But when it comes to vertically lengthening the chin an implant has dimensional limitations. For significant Read More…
Background: The shape of the male forehead is dominated by three physical features. The presence of brow bone protrusions, a slight backward slope to the forehead and an overall more square shape are the main characteristics of the masculine forehead. In profile view the amount of brow bone projection and the slope of the forehead Read More…
Background: Cheek implants have been used for female midface enhancement for decades. While injectable techniques have come to dominate cheek augmentation today the use of implants still have a useful role to play. Current standard implants are designed to create an anterior cheek fullness which varies in the level of apple cheek fullness that it Read More…
Background: The custom jawline implant offers a preoperative design approach to jaw augmentation. While exerting a potentially powerful effect the relationship between the implant’s design and its aesthetic effect is not completely predictable. A custom implant’s design is not yet an exact science. There is no current design software that can show exactly what the Read More…
One of the earliest signs of facial aging is in the appearance or increased depth of the nasolabial folds by the side of the nose. It is such a common aging occurrence that the original FDA approval for injectable fillers was in the treatment of the nasolabial folds. Injectable fillers still remain as the most Read More…
Background: When designing a custom jawline implant there are five areas to consider for dimensional management. These include the chin, jaw angles (2) and the body area between the chin and the jaw angles. (2) While all are important in creating the overall jaw augmentation effect, the chin area often garners the most attention given Read More…
Background: Orthognathic surgery has been around for almost 75 years and has evolved in its applications. While one used exclusively when there was an existing malocclusion to realign the dentoaveolar relationships into a more centric bite relationship, its uses has expanded to even when a good occlusal interdigitation exists. (orthodontically created or not) Today bimax Read More…
Background: The custom jawline implant is the most complete method of lower facial reshaping due to its 3D expansion effects. Many patients that present for such lower jaw augmentation have a prior history of more limited standard implants for initial lower facial reshaping. Most commonly it is a chin implant that has provided a positive 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...