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Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Surgical Technique of Clavicular Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction
Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the...
The shape and appearance of the forehead is highly influenced by...
Background: The evolution of rhinoplasty surgery over the past twenty years...
Permanent augmentation of the temples is done by specially designed implants that are unique to this facial area. Other than the lips the temples is the only facial area in which it is soft tissue not bone that is being augmented. This poses several unique implant considerations such as the need to have the implants Read More…
There are numerous aesthetic chin surgeries which largely differ by the dimensions that are being changed. Chin reduction, just like chin augmentation, can be done in all three dimensions. (decreased horizontal projection, decreased height and decreased width) Such chin reductions are usually multidimensional (e.g., decreased projection and less height) and some even combine a reduction Read More…
Shoulder width reduction is successfully done by shortening of the clavicle bones. In so doing it is necessary to rigidly fix the clavicles back together so they can proceed to uncomplicated healing. As a weight bearing bone that supports the shoulder and keeps it from collapsing towards the sternum it is exposed to significant displacing Read More…
Jaw angle implants, whether they be standard or part of a custom jawline implant design, require an intraoral incision for placement. This incision is way back in the mouth opposite the second or third molars either in the vestibule or slightly up on the cheek mucosa. Lying directly under the incision at some depth from Read More…
Custom skull implants are the most effective method for aesthetic skull augmentations of all types. Their large surface areas of coverage provide for augmentation effects that blend in well with the surrounding bone for more natural head shape effects. But what also makes custom solid silicone skull implants so appealing is that they can be Read More…
A custom jawline implant offers the most effective and powerful strategy for augmenting the lower third of the face. Designed as a single implant its wrap around effect connects the chin and the jaw angles into a confluent aesthetic effect. Since it is designed as a single implant, it is ideal to place it as Read More…
Cheek implants, like all facial implants, exert their effect by osteoligamentous release and a subsequent soft tissue float concept. In essence the release of the soft tissue attachments allows the overlying soft tissue to be displaced upward/outward which is supported by the placement of the underlying implant. While this facial implant concept seems obvious when Read More…
Jaw angle implants have been around for over twenty-five years but were very infrequently used. They have had a more recent resurgence of aesthetic relevance due to the contemporary emphasis for a more visible and defined jawline, improved jaw angle implant styles and the widespread use of injectable augmentation strategies. (synthetic fillers and fat) Jaw Read More…
The custom infraorbital-malar implant offers a diverse number of aesthetic benefits. Its anterior portion augments the infraorbital rim treating undereye hollows and providing increased lower eyelid support. Its connected posterior portion provides augmentation to the cheek area. This curved implant style has a wide variety of options for its bony coverage, shape and thicknesses. When Read More…
The premaxilla is anatomically the piece of bone at the very end of the upper jaw. It contains the anterior incisor teeth which is why it is also called the incisive bone. It is embryologically distinct from the maxilla and is separated from it by a suture early in life. Aesthetically the projection of the Read More…
Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Surgical Technique of Clavicular Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction
Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the...
The shape and appearance of the forehead is highly influenced by...
Background: The evolution of rhinoplasty surgery over the past twenty years...