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Plastic Surgery Case Study – The Tail of the Zygomatic Arch Osteotomy for the Wide Posterior Cheek

Background: Decreasing the projection of wide cheekbones can be done effectively by only one procedure, cheekbone reduction osteotomies. This well known procedure accomplishes this width reduction by a combination of anterior and posterior osteotomies The anterior osteotomy is done through an intraoral incision through the zygomatic body, the largest section of the cheekbone. The posterior Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Secondary Management of Testicular Displacement from Custom Wrap Around Implants

Background: While testicle implants are most commonly associated with the man who has lost a testicle, they are also done for pure aesthetic purposes as well. When used for cosmetic testicular enlargement they are designed to supplement two indwelling natural testicles. This can be done either by a side by side implant technique or a Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Replacement of Standard Cheek Implants with Custom Cheek Implants in a Male Who Seeks a High Cheekbone Look

Background: Cheek augmentation with implants has been around for over fifty years. While these implants have undergone various shape changes and are available in different materials over this time period, the most common cheek implant styles are oval in shape and are designed to augment the main zygomatic body. This creates an anterior cheek fullness Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Long Term Outcome from Female Frontal Hairline Advancement (Vertical Forehead Reduction)

Background: Forehead reductions can consist of bony and soft tissue procedures. When vertical forehead reduction is desired this implies that the length of the forehead is too high. The number 6.5cms of vertical forehead length is often quoted as being the upper aesthetic limit of forehead length for females. To shorten this distance a frontal Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male Asymmetric Forehead Horn Reductions (Upper Forehead Contouring)

Background: The forehead is prone to contour irregularities from depressions to protrusions. In the upper forehead the most common contour deformity is that of forehead horns. It has this name because it typically occurs as paired circular protrusions. Their origins are developmental as the forehead develops from a pair of frontal eminences (tuber frontale) which Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Skull Strip Implants for Linear Parasagittal Indentations

Background: The general shape of the skull is that of a convex sphere with various arcs to these convexities at different areas. It is also largely a smooth surface so elevated and depressed areas can be easily felt and in many cases seen. Indentations of the skull’s surface can occur at a variety of areas, Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – The Plagiocephalic Custom Skull Implant For Correction of the Flat Back of the Head

Background: Plagiocephaly is a well known congenital head shape abnormality that affects the entire skull. This global affect is why it is known as the twisted or oblique head shape. But the most severely affected area is usually the back of the head with the greatest oblique flattening effect. It is always the number #1 Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Jawline Implant to Create the Well Defined Female Jaw Shape

Background: While aesthetic jaw augmentation is historically associated with men, contemporary times have changed. While still not as frequently requested as that of men, more women request jaw augmentation than ever before. This has been driven by the jawlines of well known actresses and models. In reality a great jawline in women has always been Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Left Testicle Implant Replacement For Prior Loss Due To Torsion

Background: The removal of a testicle in a child, teenager or adult is done for a variety of medical reasons. The three Ts (trauma, tumors and torsion) make up the major reasons for an often urgent need for removal of a testicle. Its replacement is usually not done at the removal due to swelling, the Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Total Facial Masculinization with Wrap Around Brow Bone, Infraorbital-Malar and Jawline Implants

Background: The shape of the male face is obviously different in many ways from that of a female. The first difference is in its overall size with male faces generally being larger than females. The second difference is in the shape of the facial bones. While men have the same number and type of facial Read More…