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Case Study: Custom Vertical Lengthening Jawline Implant

Background: One of the original facial implants ever made was for a short chin. Chin implants are the oldest facial implant used and can do a job of lengthening a wide variety of horizontal chin/jaw deficiences. Other jaw deficiences in the angle area on the back end of the jaw can also be augmented by Read More…

Plastic Surgery Wisdom: 3D Custom Facial Implants

Facial implants are an invaluable aid in aesthetic facial rejuvenation and structural changes as well as less frequently in facial reconstruction. Facial implants are most commonly perceived as preformed implants of various styles and sizes to augment areas like the cheeks, chin, jaw angles and nose. (off-the-shelf implants) Less commonly, blocks or sheets of various Read More…

Computer-Designed Custom Facial Implants for Aesthetic Enhancement

Synthetic implants play a valuable role in the treatment of both aesthetic and reconstructive facial problems. While there are a large variety of preformed off-the-shelf facial implants which can be placed in their initial shape or modified during surgery, some patient’s bone and soft tissue volume deficiences are not ideally treated in this manner. While Read More…

Contemporary Implant Concepts For Surgical Jawline Enhancement

  ‘All societies in history were and are preoccupied with facial beauty’ ‘ Facial balance and symmetry are the key features to attractiveness’ ‘All people regardless of race, class or age share a similar sense of what is attractive’ ‘Square jawed males are viewed as more masculine, gain higher ranks in the military and have Read More…

Case Study: Computer-Generated Implant Reconstruction of Zygomatic Arch Tumor

  Background: Facial bones frequently need to be reconstructed from tumor resection. The vast majority of facial tumors are malignant and require complex reconstructions due to the need for adequate margins and to withstand post-resection radiation treatments. Benign bony tumors of the facial bones is more uncommon and can be reconstructed more simply, using employing Read More…

The Role of Custom Facial Implants in Aesthetic Facial Surgery

Implants provide a wide array of options for facial augmentation. While initially only a chin implant was available forty years ago, today there are over fifty different styles and shapes that are available in more than one material composition. From the chin to the forehead, the options for bony enhancement now cover such obscure areas Read More…

Custom Facial Implant Design And Fabrication From 3-D Facial Models

  Synthetic implants are commonly used for augmentation of numerous facial bone sites for cosmetic augmentation or reconstruction of defects and asymmetries. Facial implants are available in a wide variety of styles and sizes for such areas as the cheek, orbit, chin and jaw angle, to name the most common. Most of these implants are Read More…

Case Study: Orbital Floor Reconstruction with a Custom HTR Implant

Background: Orbital defects are common from a variety of causes. Whether it be trauma (orbital floor fractures), congenital defects or tumor resection, the most common problem is that of loss of bone support at the floor level. As the bony orbit is a box (really a pyramid turned on its side), lowering the floor affects Read More…

The Wrap-Around Jawline Implant for Men

  The use of facial implants for male face enhancement is common and the traditional areas include the chin, cheeks, and jaw angle areas. Every now and then, I get a request or see a patient who really enhancement in a different area of the jaw….the vertical dimension. Making the jawline longer in the vertical dimension Read More…

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