Michael Yaremchuk, MD

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0

Apr 28, 2024

I have a long, complicated history of plastic surgery (although "complicated" is subjective). So without turning this review into an unabridged novel of endless detail, I'll try to keep things concise and relevant enough.

Essentially my entire facial skeletal structure has been crafted "bespoke" by Dr. Yaremchuk over the years. He's used predominantly porous polyethylene (PPE) to augment my posterior/anterior mandible, chin, paranasal, malar, and infraorbital regions.

The before photo attached to this review you might notice is already pretty aesthetic and well-balanced. That's because that result was already following lower- and mid-face augmentation with Dr. Yaremchuk (the changes I've listed above). So then you could ask: why did I return for yet another procedure?

One's view of ideal aesthetics is obviously subjective (i.e., in this case, chin projection posterior vs anterior to the lower lip, etc.), but I decided to come back to see Dr. Y this time around to have him augment the chin anterior to the lower lip, improve symmetry, and also widen/square-out the chin. He accomplished all three. Really well too.

The after result you see here carries increased anterior projection on profile and a more masculinized appearance. Dr. Y's performance in terms of getting the projection to this level has far exceeded my expectations.

My hunch is that my current result is actually what most males seeking chin/mandibular augmentation are looking for, but they don't know how to articulate their wants to the surgeon, and/or the surgeon doesn't have the expertise to craft the result.

My natural, underlying structure I would conjecture is slightly hypoplastic relative to the population average, so it is impossible for me to effectively convey, via just two photos here, how much aesthetic augmentation I've received from Dr. Y. As I said, the results have exceeded any expectations I had.

I should also point out that a somewhat incidental, secondary, positive outcome is I feel my nose is balanced in profile a lot better now. That hadn't been an overt concern of mine prior, but I can assess that the overall convexity of the profile has been reduced slightly, particularly since my brow/supraorbital area is fairly flat (or even slightly feminine) as it is.

As I said, I'm aware two photos in isolation don't do justice, but what I can say is from the front and oblique views, my chin is now a lot wider, squarer, and masculinized. It's a solid result.

So to recapitulate a little: in terms of surgical skill and experience, Dr. Yaremchuk is pretty much as good as it gets. I can happily put my full weight behind this review to say that I unequivocally recommend him to anyone looking for facial skeletal changes.

You can also review his literature contributions online and see that he is the leader in the field. In fact, I doubt anyone out there even comes close.

Beyond the surgical elements, his response times, willingness to engage, empathy, and overall bedside manner are great. True intent always shines through, and you can see that he really is in it for the patients - i.e., he's passionate about putting his patients first and taking on difficult cases to get people the result they're looking for.

I write this review because of my level of gratitude toward Dr. Yaremchuk.

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