RESEARCH

Research & Academic Activities

Since beginning his work in aesthetic head contouring in 2005, Dr. Yong Tai Song has continued to study and document his surgical techniques and clinical outcomes, presenting his work at national and international academic meetings and in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Yong Tai Song presenting at an academic conference

Advancing Head Contouring Through Clinical Experience and Research

Since its establishment, JOGAK Plastic Surgery has continued its clinical research and academic activities in aesthetic head contouring, including forehead, vertex, and occiput augmentation.

Based on extensive clinical experience, we have presented surgical techniques and clinical considerations in PMMA bone cement-based head contouring at national and international academic meetings, and have published accumulated clinical outcomes in international peer-reviewed journals.

Forehead Research

Based on our clinical experience, we have continued research and academic presentations on PMMA forehead augmentation, including contouring techniques, correction of asymmetry, and surgical approaches.

2010

The Difference in Size and Shape of Methyl Methacrylate according as Forehead Shape in Forehead Augmentation using Methyl Methacrylate

28th Congress of the Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2010
2010

Clinical Considerations in Secondary Operation Using Methyl Methacrylate after Forehead, Occiput or Vertex Augmentation

68th Congress of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2010
2011

Method of Correction Asymmetry in the Cranium Using Methyl Methacrylate

29th Congress of the Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2011
2011

Forehead Augmentation with Methyl Methacrylate

6th Symposium of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2011
2011

The Use of Methyl Methacrylate for Forehead Augmentation: Technical Note

69th Congress of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2011
2012

Aesthetic Cranioplasty Technique with Methyl Methacrylate for the Prominent Supraorbital Ridges

30th Congress of the Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2012
2012

Aesthetic Improvement of the Flat Forehead Using Methyl Methacrylate
(INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATION)

The 21st Congress of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2012
2013

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication
“Using Methyl Methacrylate in Forehead Contouring for Aesthetic Purposes”
Yong Tai Song, MD, PhD
(210 CASES)

The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 24:1622-1627, 2013 (210 Cases)

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PMID: 24036739 · DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182a2e261

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2014

Aesthetic Forehead Augmentation with Methyl Methacrylate
(INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATION)

4th Congress of the World Association for Plastic Surgeons of Chinese Descent, Hong Kong, 2014

Occiput Research

Based on our clinical experience, we have continued research and academic presentations on aesthetic occiput augmentation using PMMA, including surgical techniques, head contouring, and correction of asymmetry.

2009

First Academic Presentation on Aesthetic Occiput Augmentation using PMMA
“Occiput Augmentation using Methyl Methacrylate”
(PIONEERING PRESENTATION)

67th Congress of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2009
2010

Clinical Considerations in Secondary Operation Using Methyl Methacrylate after Forehead, Occiput or Vertex Augmentation

68th Congress of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2010
2011

Method of Correction Asymmetry in the Cranium Using Methyl Methacrylate

29th Congress of the Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2011
2014

Occiput Augmentation Using Methyl Methacrylate
(INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE)

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 2014, Instructional course speaker
2014

Aesthetic Cranioplasty Using Methyl Methacrylate

72nd Congress of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2014
2015

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication
“Aesthetic Occiput Augmentation Using Methylmethacrylate”
Yong Tai Song, MD, PhD
(959 CASES)

The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery, 26(1):37-43, 2015 (959 Cases)

The first published journal article dedicated to aesthetic occiput augmentation.

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PMID: 25569386 · DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001175

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Vertex Research

The vertex plays an important role in determining the height of the upper head and in connecting the contours of the forehead and occiput.

At JOGAK Plastic Surgery, vertex augmentation has been approached not simply as an isolated area, but as part of the overall head contour in relation to the forehead and occiput. Vertex augmentation has also been included in our clinical research and academic presentations on PMMA-based head contouring.

2010

Clinical Considerations in Secondary Operation Using Methyl Methacrylate after Forehead, Occiput or Vertex Augmentation

68th Congress of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2010
2011

Method of Correction Asymmetry in the Cranium Using Methyl Methacrylate

29th Congress of the Korean Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2011
2014

Aesthetic Cranioplasty Using Methyl Methacrylate

72nd Congress of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, 2014
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