Category: custom facial implants

The Custom Midface Implant and Its ‘LeFort-Like’ Effect

The LeFort osteotomy is the well known of all facial osteotomies and is used to correct midface retrusion. In its most commonly used form, the LeFort I osteotomy, it is named after the fracture pattern originally described by Rene LeFort over one hundred years ago in that cuts are made across the maxilla above Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Total Jawline Enhancement with Custom Implant

Background: The approach to improving the shape of the lower face has evolved beyond just chin augmentation. While the projection of the chin still has a valuable role to play in lower facial reshaping, it is not a comprehensive approach to lower facial aesthetics. The shape and size of the entire jawline must be considered. Read More…

Technical Strategies – Interlocking the Custom Wrap Around Jawline Implant

A custom wrap around jawline implant offers an unparalled approach to jawline augmentation. Made from a 3D CT scan it is designed to provide varying amounts of chin and jaw angle dimensional changes that are connected as a single piece implant. Because it is one larger implant it usually has to be placed through a Read More…

OR Snapshots – The Advantages of a Custom Forehead Implant in Forehead Augmentation

The aesthetic correction of a retroclined or sloped forehead can be done by a variety of surgical techniques. Fat has become popular as an ‘easy’ injectable method of augmentation but it is important to remember that it is best used for soft tissue augmentation. In most cases forehead augmentation is a bony deficiency not a Read More…

The Custom Midface Implant for a Complete Midface Augmentation Effect

When most people (and many surgeons) think of midface augmentation, the use of cheek implants comes to mind. While cheek implants certainly do augment one area of the midface, they only cover one specific of the midface…the upper and outer corner of it. Most of the midface lies between the cheeks and consists of the Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Jawline Implant Replacement for Malpositioned Chin and Jaw Angle Implants

Background: Augmentation of the jawline by today’s standards usually means chin and jaw angle increases. This three-point approach typically uses performed chin and jaw angle implants. With the many different types of facial implants available today, most male and female demands for jaw augmentation can be met. When using the three implant technique for jaw Read More…

OR Snapshots – Custom Jawline Implant Insertion and Placement Method

The use of a custom jawline implant is the most effective technique to reshaping the lower face. Its one-piece design allows the changes in the front of the jaw (chin) and the back of the jaw (jaw angles) to be connected in a smooth linear fashion. While the one-piece design of the implant has numerous Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Cheek and Jaw Angle Implant Replacements for Existing Standard Implant Malpositions

Background: Facial reshaping surgery is a broad collection of bone augmentation and reduction procedures. Almost all of the facial bone augmentation procedures are done by some form of onlay augmentation, most commonly preformed by preformed implant styles. Of all available facial implants the four most common areas augmented are the chin, nose, cheek and jaw Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Medpor Temporal Implant Replacements with Custom Silicone Temporal Implant Re

Background: Contour deformities in the temporal region can be caused by either bone or muscle deficiencies. They often develop from prior surgeries such as craniotomies for tumors and infantile cranial vault surgeries for craniosynostoses. Elevating the temporalis muscle at any age often results in muscle retraction and/or muscle atrophy. Even though the surgeon may resuspend Read More…

OR Snapshots – Male Custom Jawline Implant and How It Is Able To Be Placed

The best way to change the shape of the jawline for many men is a custom jawline implant. Custom designed from the patient’s 3D CT scan, the implant is usually a wrap around style that augments the entire jawline. Changing the shape of the jaw angles and jawline in a continuous fashion around the arc Read More…