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OR Snapshots – Tear Trough Implants for Suborbital Rim Augmentation

The tear trough deformity has become well recognized today and is a natural consequence of the attachments of the lower eyelids and infraorbital rim bone. Originally called the nasojugal fold, it is a sulcus that runs downward and outward from the inner corner of the eye. It is formed by the fascial attachments to the Read More…

OR Snapshots – Helical Rim Excision Earlobe Reduction

The earlobe makes up approximately one-fourth of the vertical length of most ears. Despite its relatively small size it has a greater effect on the appearance of the ear than its size would suggest. The shape of the earlobe changes amongst individuals as well as its size. The size of the earlobe is affected by Read More…

OR Snapshots – Rib Removal for Relief of Chronic Pain Associated with Fractures

Rib removal for aesthetic purposes is most commonly done for waistline reduction or narrowing. It is most commonly done in thinner women who desire the maximal waistline reduction beyond what weight loss and exercise can achieve. It is also done in transgender females who strive to have more of an hourglass shape but have a Read More…

OR Snapshots – Abdominal Panniculectomy Often Removes Large Amounts of Tissue

The surgical procedure ‘abdominal panniculectomy’ is the bigger cousin to the more common tummy tuck or abdominoplasty procedure. What differentiates it is the size of the abdomen and the amount of tissue removed which is often substantially larger than the typical cosmetic abdominoplasty. The abdominal panniculectomy procedure is a removal of excess waistline tissue. While Read More…

OR Snapshots – Male Custom Jawline Implant and How It Is Able To Be Placed

The best way to change the shape of the jawline for many men is a custom jawline implant. Custom designed from the patient’s 3D CT scan, the implant is usually a wrap around style that augments the entire jawline. Changing the shape of the jaw angles and jawline in a continuous fashion around the arc Read More…

OR Snapshots – Deltoid Muscle Augmentation by Fat Injections

Implants are most commonly used for aesthetic augmentation of numerous muscle areas of the body. These include the chest (pectoral implants), calfs (calf implants), and buttocks. (gluteal implants) Less frequently performed, although no less successful, is that of the upper extremity of the biceps and triceps muscle. One other muscular augmentation area of the upper Read More…

OR Snapshots – Custom Sternal Implant For Secondary Pectus Excavatum Correction

There are numerous types of congenital chest wall deformities. In many such deformities the central sternum is affected. One of the most common of these deformities is pectus excavatum. The sternum is indented or depressed as the attached ribs are abnormally bent inward. There are many manifestations of this chest wall disorder from more minor Read More…

OR Snapshots – Funnel Breast Implant Device Insertion

The placement of breast implants is an obvious key ingredient in breast augmentation surgery. While there different incisional locations that can be used, the breast implants must be passed through the incision into the developed tissue pocket regardless of where it is placed. For saline implants, which are inserted deflated and rolled, the location or Read More…

OR Snapshots – Zygomatic Arch Implants for Lateral Midfacial Width/Prominence

Cheek implants are a well recognized form of facial augmentation that has been used for decades. By placing an implant on the cheekbones a permanent midfacial augmentation effect can be achieved. But cheek implants are not just one style or size fits all. There are over a half dozen styles of cheek implants designed to Read More…

OR Snapshots – Split Custom Jawline Implant Insertion Method

Augmentation of the jawline can be done by a variety of implanted materials. While recent trends in plastic surgery have focused on using injectable fillers and fat for many forms of facial augmentation, this is not a particularly successful treatment strategy for the jawline. Most jawline shape changes, particularly in men, call; for a more Read More…