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Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Surgical Technique of Clavicular Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction
Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the...
The shape and appearance of the forehead is highly influenced by...
Background: The evolution of rhinoplasty surgery over the past twenty years...
Background: While the techniques for chin augmentation between men and women are similar, the flavor of the facial reshaping change is different. While most men favor a strong projected lower third of the face, most women opt for a somewhat softer chin projection. The classic bringing the chin projection out to a vertical line dropped Read More…
Background: Temporal augmentation can be done for either a reconstructive or an aesthetic purpose. Most reconstructive temporal augmentations are either due to a craniotomy defect or loss of normal muscle fill of the concave bony temporal fossa from surgery or trauma. Such augmentations take a more craniofacial approach and use various forms of bone cements Read More…
Background: Vertical orbital dystopia (VOD) is usually a developmental asymmetry of the periorbital region. While it can occur in isolation it is usually part of an overall facial asymmetry where the affected face is vertically shorter or more compressed than the opposite side. It presents in two forms differing in the degree of inferior eye Read More…
Background: There are a handful of materials that have been historically used for facial implants. While solid silicone is the original and still most commonly used facial implant material even today, other materials have played a more limited but persistent role. The most weak known of these is porous polyethylene, better recognized as Medpor. It Read More…
Background: While the front of the skull (forehead) has several notable bony features, the topography of the back of the skull is less appreciated. Part of this lack of recognition is that it is the most difficult area of the skull to see and because its potential bony features only appear when they are Read More…
Background: Chin reduction is a very different operation than chin augmentation. Expansion of a projecting structure is far easier to successfully accomplish than a reduction of it. The best illustration of this difference is the corollary of aesthetic breast surgery. The use of a breast implant expands the overlying soft tissues and soft tissue excess Read More…
Implants placed in the face and skull in my hands are almost always secured with screws. Debates are often had about the value of implant screw fixation by some surgeons but I find that discussion irrelevant as I can see no downsides to doing so. They are easy to place, provide good implant fixation and Read More…
Background: Pectoral implants are the male equivalent of the female breast implant….sort of. While breast implants may be placed partially submuscular their objective is to create a larger and rounder soft tissue breast mound. Conversely pectoral implants are placed submusucular with the specific intent of creating a larger muscle appearance and not a round mound Read More…
The sliding genioplasty is a commonly performed method of chin augmentation. Its value is two-fold, it is an autologous technique that uses the patient’s own bone and it is has multidimensional effects. It is not a perfect chin augmentation technique (neither is a chin implant) that has its own limitations. It is not a great Read More…
In facelift surgery management of the neck is an important component of the procedure. Getting an improved neck, as judged by the sharpness of the cervicomental angle, is often one of the primary objectives of the surgery. In the neck the anatomic contributions that come with aging are loose skin, fat accumulation and changes in Read More…
Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Surgical Technique of Clavicular Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction
Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the...
The shape and appearance of the forehead is highly influenced by...
Background: The evolution of rhinoplasty surgery over the past twenty years...