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OR Snapshots – Placement of Subfascial Temporal Implants

Augmentation of the temporal region of the face has become popularized through the use of injectable synthetic fillers and fat. While such injectable treatments can be successful, they can be plagued by unpredictability of volume retention and the need for ongoing treatments. Like it is anywhere else on the face where aesthetic bone augmentation is Read More…

Technical Strategies – Hairline Approach to Temporal Implant Placement

Temporal implants offer the only method of permanent temporal augmentation…that is also easily reversible. Placed in the subfascial plane on top of the anterior temporalis muscle, there is no risk of facial nerve injury nor visible edges of the implant.The skin incision to place them is done back behind the temporal hairline so it is Read More…

Volumetric Comparison of Temporal Implants vs Injectable Fillers

Temporal augmentation has become a more recent aesthetic procedure. It is most commonly done using a wide variety of synthetic injectable fillers as a non-surgical approach or fat injections for more of a surgical procedure. While successful at creating a temporal augmentation effect, the cost and lack of persistence of injectable fillers and the unpredictability Read More…

Technical Strategies – The Versatile Temporal Implant

Augmentation of temporal hollowing has become a popular aesthetic procedure. While synthetic fillers and fat offer simplicity, they do not create a permanent treatment solution. Temporal implants fill that need and can be placed through a relatively minor surgical procedure. The first generation standard temporal implants are of a soft flexible silicone material that is Read More…

Extended Temporal Implants for More Superior Correction of Temporal Hollowing

Temporal implants are becoming a permanent treatment option for temporal hollowing. They offer a simple surgical solution using ultra soft solid silicone implants placed in the subfascial location through a small incision behind the temporal hairline. They have proven to be more than capable of creating an adequate temporal augmentation effect, equating to over 2mls Read More…

Technical Strategies – Head Widening Implants

The width of the side of the head  is controlled by the shape of the temporal bone and the thickness of the temporalis muscle, all located above the ear. While many think the bone is the main contributing factor, the thickness of the temporalis muscle should not be underestimated. By CT scan measurements it can Read More…

Technical Strategies – Extended Temporal Implants

Temporal implants have become the surgical approach to the treatment of temporal hollowing.  They offer a rapidly performed permanent solution that eclipses the temporary and inconsistent effects of synthetic fillers and fat injections. These implants are placed in the subfascial location on top of the temporalis muscle through a small vertical or obliquely oriented incision Read More…

The Extended Anterior Temporal Implant

Temporal hollowing is often perceived as as sign of aging but also can occur due to genetics, disease or surgery. While the aesthetic interpretation of concave temporal areas is a personal one, many people prefer a more full temporal region. This could be making the temples less hollow or all the way to a convex Read More…

Total Head Widening with Anterior and Temporal Implants

The sides of the head, known as the temporal regions, is made up of the overlying temporalis muscle and the underlying temporal bone of the skull. What separates the temporal region on the visible outside is hair. The temporal hairline stops before reaching the side of the orbit leaving a strip of skin that runs Read More…

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