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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 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…
Background: For augmenting the lower face there are a wide variety of procedures that are available to do so. From the non-surgical injectable fillers to custom jawline implants there is a spectrum of options that differ in both their aesthetic results and their degree of invasiveness. While the custom jawline implant is the complete and Read More…
A custom jawline implant offers a 3D augmentation effect on the lower face. Since it is a wrap around implant, the largest aesthetic implant that can be placed on the face, its covers the entire inferolaterakl surface area of the lower jaw. In essence it is like placing a new jaw on top of the Read More…
Background: Jaw augmentation in various forms is a commonly requested procedure amongst men and women. Injectable fillers provide a temporary trial for jaw augmentation but besides the lack of permanency it can take a lot of injection volume to achieve a complete jaw augmentation effect. Standard implants (chin and jaw angles) do well for spot 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...