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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: Standard cheek implants have their role in many modest forms of cheek flattening but were never designed to treat a more complete midface deficiency. The more extensive the midface deficiency is the more its effects are seen around the eye. Undereye hollows and pseudoproptosis (bulging off the eye) are the hallmarks of a more Read More…
Augmentation of the upper third of the face has been less commonly done than the lower two-thirds of the face. Besides it being less frequently requested there is historically no standard implants to do so. The lack of available standard implants is a testament to the low frequency of demand for this area of facial Read More…
Background: The temples are an aesthetically important region that is separate from the forehead above it and the cheeks below it. While the temporal region anatomically extends from the side of the forehead all the way to the back of the head, the most aesthetically recognized temporal region is anterior by the side of the Read More…
Background: The custom made infraorbital-malar (IOM) implant is the next step in midface augmentation when standard implants are inadequate. With custom designs any surface of the cheeks and surrounding bony areas can be augmented as aesthetically needed. But just because the implants may be custom made is not a guarantee that it will have the Read More…
Background: While cheek implant augmentation has been performed for decades, the vast majority of satisfied patients are typically female. Standard cheek implants as we known them today have largely gone unchanged in their designs for the past three decades. While not often obvious cheek implant designs have been made for women, unknowingly by the manufacturers, Read More…
Background: Jaw augmentation can be done by a wide variety of non-surgical and surgical methods. All injectable techniques are temporary and as either a test of the effect or as a short term approach. Implants offer a permanent method and the combined use of standard chin and jaw angle implants can be effective for some Read More…
One of the frequent questions I get asked is how many different procedures can be done in a single surgery. The origin of that question has different origins. For some patients it is a desire to do a ‘makeover’ of either their face or body which requires numerous procedures to do so. Another reason is Read More…
Background: This is a great patient question in regards to aesthetic jaw augmentation. It is an insightful question that relates to whether standard chin and jaw angle implants can create a total jawline augmentation effect. Question: I have a question regarding the combination of standard chin and jaw angle implants. How do they connect? I´m Read More…
Background: Many of aesthetic surgery procedures borrow from established reconstructive surgery techniques and then are modified and applied in a more aesthetic manner. Much of this re-application comes down to performing the procedure with less scar burden through smaller incisions. Such small or hidden incisions are especially important in all forms of aesthetic facial surgery. Read More…
Custom implants can be made for any region of the face and it is best think of them according to the facial thirds. For the mandible (lower facial thirds) custom implants are typically made for the chin, jaw angles or a total jawline implant. For the middle third (midface) custom infraorbital, malar, infraorbital-malar and midface 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...