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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: A common method of aesthetic jaw augmentation in my practice, although not well known at all to many, is combining an osteotomy with implants. In this specific method a bony genioplasty is done for the anterior third of the jaw and custom implants are used for the remaining two-thirds of the jaw behind it. Read More…
Background: A midface deficiency affects the middle third of the face from the infraorbital rims down to the maxillary alveolus. In its classic presentation the patient has a class III malocclusion or underbite but that may not be evident if prior orthodontic correction and orthognathic surgery has been done. Despite a corrected occlusion the midface Read More…
One of the most common male masculinization composite procedures is custom jawline and infraorbital-malar (IOM) implants. By creating a more visible/defined cheeks and jaw structure the face takes on a stronger and more defined appearance.Think of this as a ‘five corner’ approach to facial reshaping. (cheeks, jaw angles and chin) In some cases those augmentations Read More…
Custom brow bone implants are the only permanent and aesthetically effective method for this specific type of aesthetic augmentation of the lower forehead which is most commonly done in men. The implant is placed using an endoscopic technique that in many ways is similar to an endoscopic brow lift, at least in terms of the Read More…
Custom jawline implants are the definitive method for lower jaw/facial augmentation. By controlling all dimensions of the implant shape it is very much like expanding the bone boundaries of the entire lower jawbone. (specifically the inferolateral border from one jaw angle to the other) While patients understandably pay enormous attention and put a lot of Read More…
Background: One uncommon and not well known method of aesthetic jaw augmentation is a combined autologous-alloplastic approach. This combines the only aesthetic method of a jaw osteotomy with jaw implants. This means a bony genioplasty for the front of the jaw and custom implants for the back of the jaw. The indication for this type of Read More…
Background: The forehead can have a variety of unaesthetic forms that usually are reflective of the overall skull shape. This is not surprising given that the forehead is one of the five surfaces of an overall convex skull and all develop as a combined structure. This is well illustrated in the narrow forehead which often Read More…
Background: Aesthetic augmentation of the jawline (lower jaw) is primarily done by implants. For the back part of the jaw (jaw angles) there are no autologous options so implants remain the only method. The chin, however, is different where implants and osteotomies have existed for a long time. This means in total jawline augmentation one Read More…
Background: The shape of the male forehead is associated with more prominent brow bones and a broader width than that of the female. It can also have more of a backward slope than a female but not excessively so. One of the challenges in male forehead augmentation is when the forehead is excessively narrow (pinched Read More…
Custom jawline implants provide the most effective and complete method of creating a more distinct and augmented lower third of the face. Because of its connected design from one jaw angle to the other (wrap around) it augments the entire inferolateral border of the jawline. While creating such jawline implants creates impressive changes on the 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...