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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: 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…
When injectable fillers were first introduced they were used for very specific spots areas such as the lips and nasolabial folds. But today there use has extended to every conceivable facial augmentation need or request. Facial bone augmentation by injectable fillers is now commonly done for chin, cheek and jaw augmentation. Beyond the differences with Read More…
While brow bone reduction is fairly well known because of the emergence of facial feminization surgery, less is known about its opposite cousin brow bone augmentation. While aesthetic brow bone augmentation has been done sporadically for years there has never been a completely satisfactory method for doing so. Different biomaterials have been used, usually hand Read More…
Background: The most common historic and contemporary approach to lower facial augmentation is the chin implant. This is the first and oldest form of facial augmentation and the chin implant has undergone a variety of material and design innovations since its inception. Its popularity remains today as bringing forward the anterior projection of the lower Read More…
Of all the common sites of aesthetic facial implant augmentation, the jaw angles in my experience pose the greatest challenges. Not only getting the correct dimensional shape for each patient defies any conventional measurements but they are also the most difficult to accurately place in the correct position on the bone. Placing an implant through Read More…
Background: Having a well defined lower third of the face, a good jawline, is one the most important features of the male face. While there are many variations/personal tastes to what makes for a well defined jawline, there are certain essential components to it. These include an adequately projected chin, a desired chin shape (round 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...