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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: Like the rest of the face the lower jaw forms from paired branchial arches that meet and fuse in the middle to create its final shape in utero. How well these complex embryologic processes form and merge is what determines how symmetric the two sides of one’s lower jaw will be. In an incredible Read More…
The development of postoperative infection is the main medical risk in most implant type surgeries. While the superior vascular supply to the face allows a lower risk of infection of implant placements in the face than in body implants, these procedures are still not infection free. This is particularly relevant when facial implants are placed Read More…
Background: V line surgery, sliding genioplasty and chin wing osteotomies all place the intrabony course of the inferior alveolar nerve at risk of injury. While the exit of the nerve from the bone at the mental foramen can be seen during surgery, the bone cut must be lower than the foramen level. The nerve has Read More…
Background: Forehead augmentation has been done by numerous techniques over the years. Historically it has been most commonly done by bone cements but has largely been replaced today by custom forehead implant designs. Establishing the exact dimensions needed and in a smooth fashion from top to bottom and from side to side is most accurately Read More…
Background: The historic use of preformed standard cheek implants creates fullness in the mid- to lower anterior cheek region. This augmentation effect has a specific oval-type appearance due to the shape of the implant. While this is frequently effective for many women it usually is not for men. Men prefer a higher cheek augmentation effect Read More…
Background: The shape of the lower jaw is determined by the development and growth of numerous bony elements dominated by the chin and jaw angles. The jaw angles in particular are of great importance because they are a pair of them and they serve as a primary growth center of the lower jaw. Thus as Read More…
Replacing standard jaw implants with a custom jawline implant is not an uncommon upgrade for some patients. While standard chin and jaw angle implants can produce good results in the properly selected patient, their lack of connectivity creates the potential for malpositioning and difficulty with symmetry at the jaw angles. It is important to think Read More…
The most successful method for cheek augmentation in most males is augmentation along the infraorbital-zygomatic arch line using an infraorbital-malar (IOM) implant. Since this creates a line of horizontal bone enhancement across the cheek area, it successfully creates the often sought after high cheekbone look. This is in contrast to what a standard oval cheek Read More…
Background: One of the features of the male forehead is that it has a more backward slope than that of a female. How much of a backward slope that is acceptable is a matter of personal preference. But the location of the frontal hairline can influence the appearance of the forehead slope in profile. The Read More…
One of the common questions I get in regards to custom infraorbital-malar (IOM) implants is can they be placed through an intraoral approach. This question is asked because most of the time I do place them through a lower eyelid incision. Having placed them earlier in my clinical experience through the intraoral route I can 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...