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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 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…
Background: The shape of the lower jaw is influenced by a variety of genetic bone growth and postnatal musculoligamentous attachments. This is most evident in the high jaw angle patient who, by definition, has a steep mandibular plane angle. What is often noted in their 3D CT scans is the bony exostoses that exist along Read More…
Background: Custom jaw implants can be made out of a variety of materials, each offering their own advantages and disadvantages. The newest member of potential custom implant materials is PEEK or polyether ether ketone. This is a semicrystalline thermoplastic material that was originally developed back in 1982 and had the appeal of being structurally stable Read More…
Facial implants are made from different materials, whether they are standard or custom made. The three most common materials are solid silicone, polytetrafluoroethylene (Medpor) and solid ePTFE or ePTFE coated silicone implants. Each material has its advantages and disadvantages, and despite claims by some surgeons, there is no one material that is absolutely superior to Read More…
Background: While chin implants have been around a long time for increasing projection of the front of the jaw, jaw angle implants have been far less used for augmentation of the back of the jaw. As a result a good understanding of the anatomy and the surgical technique to place them is not as well Read More…
Background: While jaw augmentation is most commonly associated as an aesthetic male procedure, it is done in women also. Women today can be just as concerned about the shape of their lower face and jawline. Many female celebrities, models and TV news women can be seen to have good jawlines. While the strength of the Read More…
The stimulation of bone formation is very common with certain types of facial implants. Because they require subperiosteal elevation to create the pocket and the subsequent placement of the implant acts as a spacer (maintains the raised periosteum off of the bone), bone formation can occur. This always develops around the periphery of the implant Read More…
Postoperative Care Besides routine oral antibiotics after surgery, the only intraoral care is the use of a low concentration chlorhexidine (0.12%) mouthwash after meals and as part of regular oral hygiene for the first few weeks after surgery. There will be some restricted oral opening from the trauma to the masseter muscle which will fully Read More…
The surgical placement approach for jaw angle implants is intraoral through posterior vestibular incisions. While there are some indications, and sometimes patient requests for an external transcutaneous incisional placement method, this is the rare exception to the intraoral method even if it is a safe and effective technique. Jaw angle implants are done under general Read More…
The current commercial types of jaw angle implants available are of two types, lateral widening and vertical lengthening. In reality each type also have a bit of the other dimension as well. A widening jaw angle implant can provide a very modest lengthening effect and the vertical lengthening style always provides some width increase as 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...