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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: Custom jawline implants can be made of a variety of materials each with their own advantages and disadvantages. One of these materials is porous polyethylene or Medpor. It offers a firm soft tissue adhesion to its surface to which that advantage over other materials which do not develop this strong adhesion is not clinically Read More…
Background: The male forehead has several distinct features from the projection of the brow bones inferiorly to the prominence of the temporal lines at its sides. Its largest feature, however, is the slope or angulation of the broad forehead surface. Unlike females where a more straight or close to zero angulation slope is desired, men Read More…
Background: Jaw angle augmentation has become an increasingly popular area for facial augmentation. No longer is the chin the only lower facial area that can be enhanced by onlay bone implants. Jaw angle implants have been around for three decades when they were initially introduced in solid silicone form. Despite their existence and the development Read More…
Background: The natural temporal shape for most people is either a flat profile or a slight concavity. This shape is defined by a line drawn between the bony temporal line of the forehead superiorly and the zygomatic arch bone inferiorly. It may touch it (flat profile) or have a 1mm space beneath it. (slight concavity) Read More…
Background: There are only two effective surgical methods for creating a complete midface augmentation effect. The most well known are the variety of LeFort osteotomies. They work by moving whatever amount of bone that remains attached to the dentoalveolar complex based on the location of the osteotomy line. In a Lefort III the osteotomy line Read More…
Background: The most effective method of aesthetic lower jaw augmentation is a custom jawline implant. Extending from one jaw angle to the other the entire inferolateral border of the jaw is augmented creating a connected and linear external lower facial enhancement. While tremendously effective there are limits in regards to the concept of implant load. Read More…
The eyelids provide aesthetically important shape to the eye area and has a greater influence on the appearance of this part of the face than the eyeball itself. Their horizontal coverage of the eyeball creates how much of the eyeball is seen particularly scleral show. The amount of scleral show determines how wide open the Read More…
Background: The lower third of the face in men is a very important aesthetic feature. It defines both a more sculpted facial shape but is well known to crate a more masculine appearance. The historic and obvious approach to creating a more masculine face is chin augmentation. While effective it is a limited approach to Read More…
Background: The two most common midfacial aesthetic deficiencies are undereye hollows and lack of cheek projection. Standard implants have been available for years to to treat these aesthetic midfacial concerns but they often are not adequate. Tear trough implants can improve some undereye deficiencies but it does not provide a complete infraorbital rim augmentation effect. Read More…
One of the best custom facial implants, despite being one of the smallest, is the IOM or infraorbital rim implant. It is also one of the most underutilized and unrecognized midface implants. While there are standard cheek as well as tear trough implants for the upper midface, the IOM implant is unique in its aesthetic 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...