Category: custom facial implants | jaw angle implant | plastic surgery case study

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Asymmetry Correction Using A Custom Jaw Angle Implant vs Standard Jaw Angle Implant After Sagittal Split Mandibular Osteotomies

Background: The shape of the lower face is affected by the posteriorly paired jaw angle bones. The jaw angles are three-dimensional structures which have length, width and a shape influenced by the posterior projection of the intersection of its posterior and inferior borders. While located in the back part of the lower face the symmetry Read More…

The Concept of the Custom Infraorbital-Malar Implant Design For A Complete Undereye and Cheek Augmentation Effect

Cheek implant augmentation in a male must be considered differently than in a female. There are significant gender differences in the desired midface effect. Females typically desire a more anterior oval-shaped fullness that has been associated with attractive female faces. That is exactly the look that most men don’t want because it has a feminizing Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Design and Placement of a Custom Brow Bone Implant for Male Masculinization

Background: Like all facial features the forehead has distinct gender characteristics. The defining topographic features of the male forehead are the distinct inferior brow bones and the slope and width of the forehead. The brow bones can be more precisely identified because of their protrusion and projection above the eyes. Without question the presence of Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Right Cheek and Jawline Implant for Right Facial Asymmetry Correction

Background: Facial asymmetries are very common and it is actually rare that anyone’s face is perfectly symmetric. Most of these facial asymmetries are located in the soft tissues and would be considered minor differences in the external soft tissue landmarks. But some asymmetries are more bone-based and thus affect larger external surface areas as the Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Malposiitoned Chin Implant Replaced With A Custom Jawline Implant

Background: Chin implants come in different styles and sizes. But almost all of these styles are intended for pure horizontal augmentation with the exception of one…the vertical lengthening chin implant. This uniquely designed chin implant provides a vertical as well as a horizontal chin augmentation effect. Essentially it creates a 45 degree vector of chin Read More…

Custom Infraorbital-Malar Implant Designs and Rhinoplasty

The most effective method to treat undereye hollows and flat cheeks associated with a skeletal deficiency (as evidenced by a negative orbital vector) is with custom infraorbital-malar implants. By augmenting the associated and connected skeletal parts around the eye and out onto the cheek produces a smooth augmentation that can look natural because of the Read More…

Male vs Female Gender Differences in Lower Jaw Anatomy and Custom Jawline Implant Designs

The chin has long been an aesthetic lower facial focus for men and women for decades. Creating a greater chin prominence can be done with a wide variety of standard chin implant styles and sizes with variations in their use based on an appreciation of male and female chin shape differences. The concept of lower Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Jawline Implant Replacement For Prior Jaw Asymmetry Surgery

Background: Lower jaw asymmetries are not uncommon and affect each side equally. They are often part of a more complete facial asymmetry that continues up the face to the forehead. In this type of facial asymmetry the lower jaw is the most visible part of the deformity and is the focus of any corrective efforts. Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – The Evolution of Chin and Jaw Implant Augmentation from 1991 to 2021

Background: Chin augmentation is the original aesthetic facial augmentation procedure. In its infancy many different materials were used from cow bone to irradiated cartilage. The development of the silicone chin implant surpassed the use of other materials because of its performed shape and ease of insertion. As would be expected, looking at early chin implant Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study- Male Custom Jawline Implant Replacement for Asymmetric Chin And Jaw Angle Implants

Background: The traditional approach to total jawline augmentation is with the use of standard chin and jaw angle implants. Most commonly a chin implant is done first and then the patient ‘graduates’ to jaw angle implants later with the realization that what lies behind the chin implant now looks deficient as well. In less common Read More…