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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...
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…
Background: When one thinks of improving the shape of the lower jaw it is important to consider what exact dimensional changes are needed at its corners to achieve the desired effect. What are the 3D changes that are needed at the chin and jaw angles? Once this is known then the correct surgery can be Read More…
Background: There are numerous surgical methods to aesthetic augmentation of the lower jaw which are typically performed by either all implants or a near complete bony movement. (chin wing osteotomy) One mixture of these two methods is a sliding genioplasty and standard jaw angle implants. The most comtemporary approach to this jaw augmentation version is Read More…
Background: Describing what a defined or more sculpted face looks like can defy an exact explanation. Numerous angles, ratios and numbers have been described to do so and they all have their merit. But the one concept that is often overlooked is that of the facial corners or prominences. These include the brow bones, nose, Read More…
One of the best midface augmentation methods is that of the custom infraornital-malar (IOM) implant. While lesser known that injectable fillers and fat or standard tear trough implants, this unique implant style provides simultaneous treatment of undereye hollows and infraorbital deficiencies as well as providing cheek augmentations as well. It provides a horizontal line of Read More…
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…
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...