Category: chin osteotomy | chin reduction | custom facial implants | plastic surgery case study

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Submental Vertical Chin Reduction and Custom Implant Reshaping Through The ‘Mobile Window’

Background: Aesthetic manipulation of the chin can be done using a variety of implant and bone reshaping techniques. Implants provide various dimensions of augmentation. Bone reshaping is more versatile being capable of both horizontal and vertical increases as well as horizontal, vertical and width reductions. In some patients implants and bone reshaping techniques may be Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Direct Repair of Masseter Muscle Dehiscence after Jaw Angle Implants

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…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – 3rd Custom Skull Implant for Female Crown of Head Enlargement

Background: Any form of skull augmentation must consider the stretch of the scalp to accommodate it. The scalp is a naturally tight soft tissue covering as it is stretched over a large hard convex surface and there is no functional purpose in it being loose. Once elevated from its bony attachments across the top of Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Jawline Implant Replacement for Three Standard Chin and Jaw Angle Implants

Background: The historic approach to complete jawline augmentation is with the use of standard styles and sizes of chin and jaw angle implants. This three implant approach can be effective but is prone to asymmetries of implant positioning, an incomplete jawline effect and limitations of shapes and sizes of implants that are commercially available. The Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Correction of Ear Asymmetry with Left-Sided Upper Macrotia Reduction

Background: The most common ear reshaping procedure is a setback otoplasty for the correction of protruding ears. (technically earlobe repair is the most common ear surgery but this is not an ear reshaping surgery) In an otoplasty the ear generally has good components but is distorted by its protrusive condition. In a much more uncommon Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Forehead Implant for Smoothing the Male Forehead

Background: The shape of the forehead is affected by many surface contour features. Its height and width are most evident in the frontal view. Its shape and any contour irregularities are most seen in the side and oblique views. When deficiencies exist in any of these forehead features an augmentative approach is needed. While several Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male Head Reshaping with a Custom Skull Implant and the Golden Ratio

Background: The shape of the skull varies widely amongst people. Despite this variability there are certain skull shapes that are viewed as more pleasing than others. In general a more convex shape is desired whether seen from the side or front views. But beyond the general concept of convexity no specific shape numerical measurements exist Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Female Jaw Angle Implants in Jaw Asymmetry

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…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male Facial Masculinization Surgery with Custom Jawline and Infraorbital-Malar Implants

Background: The shape of the entire face is heavily influenced by its underlying bone structure as is well known. While the effects of the overlying soft tissue do also have a significan influence on facial shape, that becomes less relevant the leaner one’s face becomes. This is seen along the jawline where thick facial and Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Jawline implant for Asymmetry after Sagittal Split Ramus Osteotomies

Background: Orthognathic surgery is the collection of facial osteotomy procedures that have been done for more than fifty years. One of the most commonly performed is the sagittal split ramus osteotomy or the SSRO. This incredibly clever osteotomy design, as the name implies, sections the ramus or angle area of the lower jaw into two Read More…