Category: custom facial implants

Bringing the midface forward is often a desire from patients with an overall flatter midface profile. Such lack of midface projection may be present naturally (e.g., some Asian faces although it can occur in any ethnicity), may be present after trauma or may be persistent after a prior Lefort I ostetotomy. (incomplete midface correction) It Read More…

Many flatter midfaces in profile have an inadequate central midface projection. This is often called a ‘Lefort I’ deficiency referencing the procedure used historically to correct it when a Class III malocclusion is present. This is most manifest as a nose that looks sunken in at its base at the nostril level above the upper Read More…

The treatment of undereye hollows has become commonplace with the widespread use of synthetic fillers and fat injections. While providing a solution for these aesthetic undereye concerns, such injection therapies are not perfect. Besides the lack of permanence for either fillers or fat, irregularities and contour issues from the added volume creates a need for Read More…

Standard cheek implants are designed to augment the main body of the cheekbone (zygomatic major) and have an oval shape to do so. This creates an anterolateral fullness which is primarily seen as more of an  ‘apple cheek’ effect in malar styles) and an expanded version of that by filling in the soft tissue area Read More…

Augmentation of the complete lower jaw, more commonly referred to as a custom jawline implant, is one of the most frequently requested custom implants particularly in the younger male. While standard chin and jaw angles implants can be used for the same intended purpose, they are less effective at achieving the complete jawline augmentation effect Read More…

3D Chin Reshaping Custom chin implants are beneficial for different lower facial reshaping effects. They are of great value when trying to achieve vertical chin lengthening, for a more posterior extension of the implant effect back along the jawline towards the angles, and for specific chin shape effects such as square or tapered/v-shaped looks. They Read More…

The Need and Benefits of Custom Facial Implant Designs The number and types of off-the-shelf facial implants styles and sizes has expanded  over the past twenty  years to address patient’s expanding aesthetic desires. Along with increased implant options the different types of materials used to make them has also increased. Besides changing facial beauty standards, Read More…

One of the very common questions patients ask about facial implants, and in particular custom implants, is what will happen to them if they are exposed to external trauma. With the implant fracture, become displaced or even make the bone more susceptible to being fractured? Most of these questions are based on potential sports-related trauma Read More…