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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...
Jaw angle implants are the only other lower jaw augmentation site than that of the chin. Despite being a paired structure, jaw angle augmentation is done far more infrequently for a variety of reasons. While jaw angle implants have been around since the 1990s they have only more recently been clinically used with any regularity. Read More…
Background: Chin implants are the most common type of surgical facial augmentation. They can be performed as a solitary procedure but are equally done as part of other aesthetic facial changes as well. In mild cases of microgenia (small chin) augmentation of the front end of the lower jaw produces a completely satisfying result. But Read More…
Jaw angle implants, whether they be standard or part of a custom jawline implant design, require an intraoral incision for placement. This incision is way back in the mouth opposite the second or third molars either in the vestibule or slightly up on the cheek mucosa. Lying directly under the incision at some depth from Read More…
Jaw angle implants have been around for over twenty-five years but were very infrequently used. They have had a more recent resurgence of aesthetic relevance due to the contemporary emphasis for a more visible and defined jawline, improved jaw angle implant styles and the widespread use of injectable augmentation strategies. (synthetic fillers and fat) Jaw Read More…
Jaw angle implants have become more common as the appreciation of the jawline behind the chin has become more aesthetically appreciated. While this is very popular amongst men where stronger jawlines have always been valued, it is has become popular amongst women as well today. A stronger jawline in a woman has a different look Read More…
Of all the facial areas that can be augmented by implants, the jaw angle is the most treacherous. Between getting the desired jaw angle shape and avoiding a soft tissue deficiency over it remains the unique challenges in any form of isolated jaw angle or custom jawline implant surgery. Excessive lateral or posterior flare is Read More…
Jaw angle augmentation with implants has become popular both as an isolated procedure as well as part of total jawline augmentation. In placing implants over the bony jaw angle region it is necessary to elevate the internal surface of the masseter muscle off of the bone. And in some cases when the implant needs to Read More…
The placement of any facial implant always involves the elevation of the overlying soft tissue as they are placed in the subperiosteal plane. (with the exception of temporal implants) Within this soft tissue lies muscle which is lifted away with the soft tissue elevation. Usually this muscle tissue in the released/elevated soft tissue has no Read More…
The most common perception in the shape of the bony angle region of the lower jaw comes from either skeletal models or panorex x-rays. It is usually seen as a relatively flat region with a gentle curve of the bone around the back of the angle. It is not given much credit for having any Read More…
Jaw angle implants are most commonly placed through an intraoral approach without visible external scars. With bilateral posterior vestibular incisions that are up out on the cheek opposite the 2nd molar tooth, subperiosteal dissection is done to elevate the masseter muscle off of the bone. Depending upon the type of jaw angle implant being used, 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...