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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: 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…
Background: While the chin used to be the only part of the jawline that was augmented, such aesthetic changes are now done for the rest of the jawline as well. Standard styles of jaw angle implants exist as well as the most contemporary custom jawline implant which changes the shape of the entire jawline. The Read More…
The classic facial masculinization procedure in my practice is the combination of ‘cheek’ and ‘jaw’ implants. Technically these are more than these names imply. These male facial implants are custom made and cover larger surface areas of the midface and jawbone to create their effects. For this reason they are better described as infraorbital-malar (cheek) Read More…
Background: The most common methods of lower facial (jawline) augmentation are either non-surgical temporary injectable fillers or permanent surgically placed implants. The use of standard chin and jaw angle implants offers a convenient option for permanent jawline augmentation that requires no significant presurgical preparation with fairly low implant cost. It is also the surgical jawline Read More…
One of the most common misconceptions about facial implants is that they cause bone erosion. Most of this perception comes from the appearance of the bone in profile in chin implants on lateral cephalometric x-rays going back many decades. Other perceptions of this phenomenon are from surgeon’s observation during chin implant removal and/or replacement where Read More…
The custom jawline implant is the most powerful implant enhancement for the lower face. Often called a wraparound jaw implant its effectiveness is based on augmenting the entire inferolateral border of the lower jaw in a 3D fashion, a feat that can not be accomplished by any other surgical technique. This is best appreciated when 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...