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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: Jawline augmentation with standard implants employs ‘spot’ augmentation at its corners. (chin and jaw angles) Custom implant augmentation, however, covers the entire jawline and, as a result, has a more profound and complete effect on the lower third of the face. Because of its circumferential coverage it provides a true three dimensional change to Read More…
Background: Pectoral implants for men are in theory the aesthetic equivalent of breast implants in women. While this is true as a method of aesthetic chest enhancement, there are numerous significant differences between them. Those differences can be traced to what the anatomic enhancement is meant to achieve. For women the end result is an Read More…
Background: The chin is most commonly thought of as being deficient in the horizontal dimension. But there are also instances where the chin may have adequate forward projection but is deficienct in length or height. This is the most frequently overlooked dimensional deficiency of the chin in my experience as it is not uncommon to Read More…
Background: Augmentation by numerous methods is by far the most common aesthetic lip procedure. Going the other way, as in lip reductions, is a much more uncommon lip size change. But there are patients who feel embarrassed by the natural size of their lips and desire them to be reduced. In addition to its infrequency Read More…
The endoscopic browlift is a well known upper facial rejuvenation procedure that has over twenty years of clinical experience. Rather than excising scalp or forehead skin the procedure achieves its effects through an epicranial shift. This means that the scalp is loosened from the brow bones all the way to he back of the head…which Read More…
Facial reshaping is both a patient’s aesthetic goal as well as a surgical strategy. Patient goals are often stated, as an example, of desiring slimmer or more defined facial features. Patients may have some idea as to what procedures may help achieve that effect but may not know all their options nor how they work Read More…
Temporal implants provide a permanent volume enhancement of the natural and/or congenital hollowing that can occur by the side of the eye. Such implants are typically placed through a vertical incision at or behind the temporal hairline. As the procedure was originally described the incision was back in the temporal hairline. But my extensive experience Read More…
One of the adverse aesthetic side effects of any form of jaw angle surgery is that of masseteric muscle dehiscence. Because it is most commonly associated with implant placements (jaw angle and/or custom jawline implants) it is also known as ‘implant reveal’. It becomes most manifest in this aesthetic clinical situation because of the expanded Read More…
Facelift surgery in its various forms is a well known and highly successful rejuvenative procedure of the lower face. Despite its effectiveness it can be complicated by the development of bleeding (hematoma formation) either in the immediate perioperative or early postoperative time period. This well known problem has been addressed by numerous touted strategies since Read More…
Aesthetic solid silicone body implants can be performed at numerous locations, the most commonly known are the buttocks, pectoral and calf regions. Less well known are the extremity implants such muscular augmentation of the biceps triceps and deltoid areas which can also be successfully done. Because upper extremity implants exist I will occasionally get asked 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...