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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...
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…
Background: Cheek implants have been around for over four decades and have undergone some significant evolution in their shapes and cheek augmentation effects. With three basic implant styles (malar, submalar and combined malar-submalar) and numerous sizes between them many different types of cheek augmentation needs can be met. But what all of these cheek implants 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…
Aesthetic upper eyelid surgery is primarily associated with the blepharoplasty procedure due to it being commonly performed. Whether for the removal of excessive upper eyelid tissues, the correction of a low hanging eyelid (ptosis repair) or the creation of a double eyelid, the supratarsal crease line is largely used for direct surgical access to perform Read More…
The frontal or temporal branch of the facial nerve courses in front of the ear on its way to the forehead. In so doing it starts deep as it exits from the stylomastoid foramen at the base of the skull and becomes more superficial on its way superiorly through the upper edge of the parotid Read More…
Background: Over a twenty-five year period I have designed and implanted nearly 1,000 custom skull and facial implants for both reconstructive and aesthetic patients. To no surprise much has been learned about the custom implant design process, surgical implantation and their aesthetic effects as well as management of implant-related complications/revisions over that time period. Not Read More…
Ogee is defined generally as a curve. It has been given various descriptions such as an extended S, serpentine or having a sigmoid shape. In particular it is a double curve in which a combination of two semicircular shapes meet centrally in an inverse relationship. The arc of these semicircular shapes can vary widely. When Read More…
Chin Augmentation Chin augmentation is the single most important lower-face procedure in FMS. (A prominent chin is a wholly distinct male feature) Chin augmentation is often perceived only in the profile, ignoring the appearance from the front view. So it is important to consider the appearance of the chin from the front view, assessing tired 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...