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Plastic Surgery Case Study – Secondary Lower Facial Augmentation With Chin Implant Removal and Replacement With Custom Jawline Implant and Face/Neck Defatting

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…

Jaw Asymmetry As An Indication For Custom Jaw Angle Implant Designs

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…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male Custom Folded Jawline Implant Design for Enhanced Lower Third of the Face

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…

Custom Implant Design Possibilities for the Treatment of Undereye Hollows

The undereye region is a frequent area of aesthetic dissatisfaction. In the older patient it is sagging lower eyelid skin, bags and wrinkles for which various blepharoplasty and skin resurfacing techniques exist to provide substantial improvements. But in the younger patient aging soft tissues are not the primary cause of undereye concerns. Rather lack of Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Female Custom Brow Bone Implant for Forehead Reshaping

Background: Like most other facial features the shape of the forehead is gender specific. There are numerous parts of the forehead that differ between women from men but the most obvious is that of the brow bones. In men due to the influence of testosterone the frontal sinuses develop more fully, creating prominent brow bone Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Forehead Implants for Reducing The Slope of the Male Forehead

Background: There are numerous facial features that define the male face of which the forehead is one of them. Occupying a third of the face the forehead is a dominant male feature that has a more complex topography than it initially seems to have. Besides the brow bones on its lower end, it is taller Read More…

Comparing Custom vs Standard Implants for Total Jawline Augmentation

There are numerous procedures to reshape the lower third of the face. Many of them are directed at changing or augmenting the lower jawbone while others are used to reduce or tighten the soft tissue around the jawbone to create a more defined lower face. (more visible transition between the face and the neck. In Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Submental Inferior Border Shave and Custom Chin Implant for Sliding Genioplasty Asymmetry

Background: The well known sliding genioplasty procedure can provide multi-dimensional changes to the projection of the chin. With a downfractured and mobile inferior chin segment, it can freely be positioned ‘out into space’ to accomplish the desired chin augmentation effect provided that rigid fixation is used to hold it there. But with that downfractured chin Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Chin Implant for Left-Sided Chin and Jawline Asymmetry

Background: The lower jaw develops from paired cartilage outgrowths known as Meckel’s cartilage which meet in the middle to create the arch shape of the bone. These two segments become joined at the symphysis or chin which, if everything forms perfectly, is symmetric in shape. Whether the chin is small, medium or large in size, Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Multi-Level Facial Masculinization Using Custom Infraorbital-Malar and Jawline Implants

Background: Enhancing a face can imply a wide range of procedures. But for the younger patient who does not have appreciable signs of facial aging, it refers to improving its underlying structural support. Having the bone structure become more visible creates a more defined facial appearance. This augmentation of the facial bones can be done Read More…