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OR Snapshots – Transpalpebral Brow Bone Reduction in Facial Asymmetry

The typical perception of brow bone reduction is a horizontal decrease in the projection of the supaorbital rims. Such surgery is done for either the male who has large ‘Neanderthal-like’ brow bones or in facial feminization surgery for either transgender or non-transgender patients. While such facial bony reductions can be done by burring alone, more Read More…

OR Snapshots – ePTFE Premaxillary-Paranasal Implant Design

Increasing the projection of the central midface at the base of the nose and upper lip involves augmenting the bony perimeter of the pyriform aperture. This anterior bony opening in the maxilla leads into the nose. At its more narrow end superiorly are the nasal bones. At its larger lower end the bone curves down Read More…

OR Snapshots – The Safe Limit of Fat Removal in Liposuction

Liposuction is the most commonly performed cosmetic body contouring procedure, both by number of patients and body surface area. It has undergone a lot of technical improvements over the past third-five years from patient indications to the technical equipment needed to perform it. While understandably viewed as an aesthetic procedure, its traumatic impact on the Read More…

OR Snapshots – Submental Approach to Chin Reduction

The chin is the projecting feature of the lower face and consists of combined bone and soft tissue. While the chin may be more commonly recognized for treatment of deficiencies in its size and projection, it is also prone to the opposite issues of excess and sagging. Chin bony overgrowths (hyperplasia), chin pad sagging (ptosis) Read More…

OR Snapshots – Head Widening Temporal Implants

The width of the head is determined by how wide it is above the ears.  This is known as the temporal region and consists of a very uniquely shaped temporal bone and varying thicknesses of the temporals muscle over it. By the eye the temporal bone is very concave and the temporalis muscle is correspondingly Read More…

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