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Plastic Surgery Case Study – An Autologous-Implant Approach to Jawline Augmentation with a Sliding Genioplasty and Custom Extended Jaw Angle Implants

Background: Aesthetic enhancement of the lower jaw, also known as jawline augmentation, can be done by several different methods. For the sake of clarification, jaw augmentation means more than just chin augmentation. It means enlargement of the entire inferolateral border of the mandible from one jaw angle across the chin to the other jaw angle. Read More…

Techniques in Sliding Genioplasty – Plate vs Lag Screw Fixation

The sliding genioplasty is a well known chin reshaping procedure that has its origins in the weak chin were advancement of the bone was needed. In this more straightforward application wire ligatures were originally used to hold the cut bone into its new position. Such wire ligature fixation was replaced with more rigid forms using Read More…

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