Facial Dimple: Its Formation by a Simple Technique

The boom in cosmetic surgery has ushered in the age of the “designer dimple.” In the current scenario where an increasing number of Indians are seeking cosmetic surgery, we present our technique for creation of chin dimples. We used this simple and straightforward technique in one patient. The principal steps of the technique include thinning the skin flap, creating a concave indentation in the mandibular symphysis, and obtaining an adhesion between the thinned skin flap and the indented bone. An aesthetically pleasing chin dimple was achieved. We propose that the bony contouring improves the chances of creating a permanent chin cleft or dimple. Our technique for creation of chin dimples aims to give an aesthetic and permanent result by altering the underlying contour of mandibular symphysis and achieving accurate skin coaptation with non-absorbable sutures.

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“…[1] Aragamaso,[2] Converse[3]). However, an external approach with excision of a disc of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue has also been described.…”

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"Dimple"-matically correct - Revisiting the technique for the creation of a chin dimple

Mokal

Desai

2012

Indian J Plast Surg

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“…Recently, in the field of plastic surgery, it has become possible to form an artificial facial dimple by surgical techniques (BooChai, 1962; Argamaso, 1971). The method of Boo-Chai (1962) is to connect the skin and the active facial muscle (usually the buccinator) using exogenous suture material.…”

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An Anomalous Case of the Risorius Arising from the Masseter Tendon

Sekine

Hamada

Toh

et al. 1988

Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica

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“…They occur in both sexes with no particular preponderance, may express unilaterally or bilaterally and are genetically inherited as a dominant trait. [12] Anatomically, dimples are thought to be caused by a double or bifid zygomaticus major muscle, whose fascial strands insert into the dermis and cause a dermal tethering effect. [34] There is an increasing demand for dimple creation surgery in our part of the globe.…”

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Anatomical basis of dimple creation - A new technique: Our experience of 100 cases

Lari¹,

Panse

2012

Indian J Plast Surg

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Background:Cheek dimples are usually considered as an attractive feature of facial beauty. Unfortunately, not all beautiful girls have dimples. Literature on dimple creation surgery is sparse.Aims:We used a new and simple technique for dimple creation, passing a transcutaneous bolster stitch after scraping off the dermis of all mucomuscular attachments. Our aim was to analyse the positive and negative findings of this technique.Materials and Methods:We used this procedure in creation of 100 dimples under local anaesthesia as a daycare procedure and analysed the results.Results and Conclusion:This procedure is safe, reliable and easily reproducible. As no tissue is excised, chances of bleeding and haematoma formation are negligible. With this procedure, the patient satisfaction rate is very high, and patients seen long time after surgery continue to be pleased with their surgically created dimples.

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Facial Dimple: Its Formation by a Simple Technique

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"Dimple"-matically correct - Revisiting the technique for the creation of a chin dimple

"Dimple"-matically correct - Revisiting the technique for the creation of a chin dimple

An Anomalous Case of the Risorius Arising from the Masseter Tendon

Anatomical basis of dimple creation - A new technique: Our experience of 100 cases

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