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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...
Jawline augmentation has been historically perceived, and is still done so today by many plastic surgeons, as augmentation of the chin. But the chin is just the anterior portion of the jaw and represents less than one-third of its total bony mass. Jawline augmentation really refers to either isolated jaw angle augmentation or complete augmentation Read More…
The prominence of the chin, the projecting anterior point of the lower jaw, is a facial feature sought by many men. The shape of the chin, however, has other features than just an anterior prominence. It has the other dimensional features of width and vertical length as well as unique surface topography in dimples and Read More…
Background: Fractures of the lower jaw is the second most common facial fracture other than the nose. Amongst these traumatic jaw bone injuries, fractures through the jaw angles is the most frequently location along the course of the bone. They can be difficult to surgically repair due to both surgical access as well as the Read More…
Background: The forehead is responsible for a major part of the shape of the face. Its broad skin surface area can have a variety of shapes that exhibit well known gender differences. Contemporary desired forehead shapes in females are more vertical in inclination with a convex shape from side to side. Unlike most men who Read More…
Background: The mandibular plane angle is a term frequently used in dentistry particularly in orthodontics and cephalometric analysis. Technically it is called the Frankfort mandibular plane angle and is formed by the intersection of the Frankfort horizontal plane and the mandibular plane. These intersecting lines create an angle of which a measurement of 25 +/- Read More…
A custom jawline implant is the most effective and comprehensive approach to augmenting the lower third of the face. Its wraparound design creates a new lower jawline shape from angle to angle. It combines three components of the jawline, the chin, jaw angles and the connection between them, into one single implant. But what is Read More…
Cheek implants come in a variety of standard styles and sizes. While such midface implant options have been around for decades, they are not right for every patient’s aesthetic needs for both genders. In addition contemporary trends are seeing a shift in the type of midface augmentation results that some patient’s seek. Broader cheek coverages Read More…
The lower jaw can have a wide range of aesthetic dimensional deficiencies. The most common is the lack of horizontal projection as seen in chin shortness or in width back at the jaw angles. These jaw deficiencies can be satisfactorily treated by a variety of conventional implant augmentation methods. One of the least common deficiencies Read More…
Background: Facial fractures are common and can be repaired by a variety of bone repositioning and fixation methods. But despite good bony realignment the fullness and projection of the traumatized facial areas do not always return not normal. Between the trauma of the original injury and that of the subsequent facial fracture repair, soft tissue Read More…
Hollows under the eyes occur for a variety of aging and development reasons. As one ages tissues thin and fat atrophies and the once fuller lower eyelid region can become more sunken. In other patients the support under the lower eyelid, the infraorbital bone, lacks good development and a natural hollowing has always existed. Aging 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...