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Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Jaw Angle Implant Replacements for Severely Malpositioned Standard Jaw Angle Implants

Background: Chin implants are the original form of permanent facial augmentation and are still the most commonly performed aesthetic implant today. But chin implants only cause an incomplete jaw augmentation effect. The jaw angles behind the chin on both sides provide a fertile area for additional aesthetic augmentations for a different type of jaw enhancement. Read More…

The Anatomy Behind Proper Jaw Angle Implant Positioning

There are numerous areas of the face in which implants are used to create an aesthetic enhancement. Each one of these facial areas has their challenges for successful surgical placement. But the most difficult of them all is that of the jaw angle region of the lower face. The unique anatomy of the back part Read More…

The Long Buccal Nerve and Incisional Access to the Jaw Angles

Access to the jaw angles, whether for aesthetic implant placement or to perform sagittal split osteotomies, uses an incision overlying the external oblique line on the bone. While often viewed as having no significant structures between the mucosa and this bony ridge line this is not entirely accurate. The buccal neurovascular bundle runs in proximity Read More…

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