Butt Augmentation: Prices, Pics, Reviews

What is the maximum time that can go by between Bone Graft and implant placement?

Time from bone graft to implant placement
Dec 19, 2016

Hello, this is a great question and one that is typically a topic of conversation at my consultation appointments.

Although there is no exact answer, because bone healing and bone resorption are multifactorial, I typically quote my patients anywhere between 4-12 months is adequate on the low end for consolidation of the bone, and on the high end to prevent loss of the grafted bone.

adequate bone can be confirmed with clinical examination and 3-D X-ray in the implant planning phase.

I’ve had a bleph in the past and like to have Botox injected to lift my brows. What areas work b

Botox after bleph
Dec 15, 2016

Hello,

After blepharoplasty surgery, botox can still be utilized to treat the procerus and corrugator muscles between the eyes (elevens) as well as the frontalis muscle of the forehead and the orbicularis muscles around the eyes (crows feet)

Is it better to get a Bone Graft When getting a tooth extracted, if you plan to get an implant?

Bone grafting after extraction
Dec 15, 2016

Hello,

The answer to your question revolves around the common practice oral surgeons employ of socket preservation. Socket preservation is a treatment that prevents the rapid bone deterioration that typically occurs after a tooth is extracted or lost. Oral surgeons are often able to perform a socket preservation procedure immediately after a tooth has been removed. This procedure is time-efficient because it saves the patient from needing a separate bone grafting procedure later when…

Will a genioplasty give me this result?

Chin surgery or orthographic surgery
Dec 14, 2016

Your question is a great one and the answer really depends on how your teeth fit together

If when you posture your lower jaw forward, your lower teeth are in front of your upper teeth, the look you desire could likely be achieved with a simple chin augmentation

If when you move your lower jaw forward as pictured, your teeth come into a more normal relationship with your upper teeth still slightly over the lower teeth, a mandibular advancement surgery would likely be a better answer for you

Do I need jaw surgery?

Orthognathic surgery
Dec 14, 2016

Your photo reveals an asymmetry of your lower jaw with deviation of your chin point to the left. Orthodontics can correct dental malalignment issues, but to correct the skeletal malalignment, you would need to have orthognathic surgery