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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...
The decision to undergo surgery with a custom facial implant for aesthetic facial augmentation is an exciting change. Like all elective surgeries, there is a recovery process before the patient will finally see the results of the implant design and surgical placement efforts. This is a predictable process that always involves more swelling than Read More…
Background: While jawline augmentation is most commonly associated with men, it is gaining aesthetic significance in women as well. A strong jawline is historically associated with increased masculinity. Women are more associated with softer and more recessed chin positions and jawline shapes. But the contemporary female jawline is now desired to have a more definitive Read More…
Background: Jawline augmentation has become a popular surgery today as patients seek a stronger and more well defined lower facial shape. Augmenting just the front of the jaw (chin augmentation), while still commonly done, often overlooks a more complete jawline change. The addition of jaw angle implants to that of the chin creates a total Read More…
Facial asymmetry is common and it is often said that everyone has some degree of it. While this is true, more significant facial asymmetries are not common and are a source of frequent patient self-esteem issues. In significant facial asymmetries the entire face is affected from the brow down to the jawline. The affected side Read More…
Brow bone augmentation can be done using a variety of techniques and materials. The most common approach has been an open scalp or hairline incision using bone cements to do the buildup of the brow bones. While effective it does necessitate a long incision that is fairly distant from the implantation site and the final Read More…
Augmentation of the entire jawline has become a popular method for improvement of the lower third of the face. While historically lower facial augmentation was focused on the front half of the jaw (chin), a more contemporary approach considers the jaw angles behind the chin for a complete jawline effect. While most people who seek Read More…
Background: A well defined and angular jawline has become a desired facial feature for many young men. (and some young women as well) While the strength of the male jawline has never gone out of style, the influence of the internet, social media and smart phones has made it more desirous than ever. Improving a Read More…
Background: The most common method of corrective lower jaw surgery is the sagittal split ramus osteotomy. (BSSRO) While initially described over half a century ago, it remains the cornerstone of lower jaw repositioning surgery. It is an incredibly clever oseotomy design that I still consider a marvel of craniofacial bone surgery and remains technically challenging Read More…
Background: The role of the custom jawline implant in facial augmentation is mainly to create dimensional changes to the jawline that standard preformed chin and jaw angle implants can not accomplish. It also creates a unique effect by uniting the chin and jaw angles to create a wrap around effect. But one of its other Read More…
The most dramatic and successful augmentation of the entire lower third of the face is best done in most patients by a custom jawline implant. Such an implant is made from a 3D CT scan of the patient. Inserted as a single piece implant that augments the lower face from jaw angle to jaw 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...