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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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