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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: Of all the standard facial implants that are available none is harder to properly position than the jaw angle implant. This is due to three reasons; 1) the working end of the jaw angle implant can not be seen from the intraoral incision, 2) the implant placement is in the most posterior part of Read More…
Background: The aesthetics of an appealing lower facial shape from the structure of the lower jaw is certainly influenced by the patient’s gender. While a desire for a well defined jawline is universal there are specific differences between what that constitutes for men vs women. A strong lower jaw in a male tends to be Read More…
The custom jawline implant is the definitive 3D method of reshaping the lower face. With a predetermined design made to fit the patient’s anatomy on an individual basis its effects are far more aesthetically powerful than any use of standard jaw implants. But the preoperative design is a best guess estimate of what the patient Read More…
Background: Jaw augmentation is the most frequented form of aesthetic facial augmentation. While chin augmentation has been around for a long time more recent focus has been on improving the shape of the entire jawline including the jaw angles. Standard chin and jaw angle implants exist, and they have their role, but the gold standard Read More…
Background: One of the common lower facial reshaping procedures done today is that of V line surgery. Originating in the Eastern part of the world where larger and more square shaped lower jaws exist, it is now performed in the Western world as well. It has a prominent role in transfemale surgery to feminize the Read More…
The definitive aesthetic jaw augmentation procedure is the custom jawline implant. It provides a complete three dimensional change to the lower face in a predetermined planned manner. But as part of the preoperative planning process a complete assessment of the lower jaw bone can be seen in the 3D CT scans needed for the custom Read More…
The use of standard chin and jaw angle implants can be an effective approach for many male jaw augmentation patients. But as three separate implants it does not create a controlled linear shape to the jawline due to the lack of connectivity between the implants. As a result some standard jaw augmentation patients will graduate Read More…
Background: The forehead occupies a full upper third of the face and has a significant influence on the appearance of its shape. Part of framing the upper face is also the frontal and temporal hairline which can influence the appearance of the width of the forehead. Also contributing to the width of the forehead is Read More…
Background: Bridge of the nose deficiencies are a common nasal shape concern and are usually congenital in origin. Occasionally it may also develop from nasal impaction injuries. A most origin of nasal bridge depression is from brow bone augmentation. As the frontonasal junction projection is increased as part of the brow bone augmentation the radix Read More…
Background: One of the most popular and commonly performed custom facial implants is that of the jawline. By surface area it is the largest custom implant design since it covers the entire jawline in a wrap around fashion. In designing these implants they are seven specific dimensional decisions that must be made at its three 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...