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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...
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…
Custom jawline implants offer the most effective method to reshape/augment the lower face. Covering the entire lower jaw from jaw angle to jaw angle they provide the largest single implant that can be done below the forehead. Its connectivity is one of its benefits in jawline augmentation. But the size and length of a custom Read More…
The forehead occupies a large amount of the face, encompassing up to one-third of its frontal surface area. While it appears to be a featureless surface, there are well known gender differences in its shape. It is traditionally known that men have prominent brow bones and a forehead that has more of a relative backward Read More…
Background: Chin implants are the most common form of facial augmentation and have the largest selection of styles and sizes of any facial implant. But despite this wide selection there are some patients in which a standard chin implant will not suffice. This is particularly relevant when any degree of vertical lengthening is needed or Read More…
A custom jawline implant is undoubtably the best method to augment the entire lower third of the face. Since it covers the entire jaw from angle to angle crossing the chin it creates both volume and definition for a more distinct transition of the face into the neck. Its one-piece design also offers a lower 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...