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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 most powerful form of aesthetic jaw augmentation is the custom jawline implant. It is so effective because it increases the dimensions of the entire jawline up to the limit of the overlying soft tissues in a three-dimensional fashion. The soft tissue limits are a function of how comfortably the implant fits into a fully Read More…
Background: Cheek augmentation historically is a a fairly uniform facial augmentation concept using standard implants. But contemporary cheek augmentation is a much more diverse form of midface augmentation due to the use of custom facial implant designs. Anatomically the cheek is a mixed bone and soft tissue area of the midface but it also connects Read More…
Background: While often not appreciated correction of a narrow head width can be achieved today by various custom implant designs. But the term ‘head widening’ is a general one and must be qualified for each patient as to exactly what that means. There are two basic types of head widening requests…those that look to achieve Read More…
Background: The LeFort osteotomy is an effective surgical method for certain types of midface augmentation. How much augmentation effect is achieved depends on the amount of horizontal movement that the bone is moved. But the aesthetic effects of the LeFort I osteotomy is limited to the dentoalveolar level…meaning the upper lip and central nasal base Read More…
Background: One of the most powerful facial implants is the custom jawline implant. It gets its substantial effects because of its large surface area coverage as well as its critical location at the junction of the face and neck. It is becoming increasingly requested by patients and used by a growing number of patients because Read More…
Background: A well defined jawline, particularly for a male, is one of the most important facial features. There are many dimensional aspects to what constitutes a well defined jawline but in the end it is a more prominent chin and jaw angle appearance. What differentiates the enhanced jawline is the magnitude of these corner projections Read More…
Background: There are limited options for autologous or bony jaw augmentation methods. The most well known and used is the sliding genioplasty but this is limited to the chin. Lesser known is the chin wing osteotomy, touted as a complete jaw augmentation method but it is limited by the bone cuts to the anterior 2/3s Read More…
The definitive aesthetic jaw augmentation method is the custom jawline implant. Standard chin and jaw angles have their role in enhancing the shape of the lower face but they should be perceived as more corner enhancements of the jaw since they are not connected. Besides the ability to create/control the dimensions of the implant preoperatively Read More…
Augmentation of the upper third of the face is ideally done with a custom forehead implant design. In creating these designs one of its considerations is whether the augmentation should stop at the bony temporal line or does it need to extend onto the temporal muscle area at the side of the forehead. As a Read More…
Background: Augmenting the upper third of the face often requires a custom implant approach to be optimally effective. There are obvious gender differences in forehead augmentation in which many more men need brow bone coverage than do women. Females rarely need brow bone augmentation with the extension of the implant design in that area for 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...