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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...
There are many myths and misconceptions regarding waist reduction surgery by rib removal. Most of these are based on a failure to understand the anatomy of the lower ribs and the surrounding soft tissues. Having removed hundreds of ribs for purposes of aesthetic waist reduction, I have developed insights into why rib removal has an Read More…
Background: Waist reduction can be done by a variety of surgical techniques. Standard and well used techniques include liposuction, lateral fascial plication during a tummy tuck as well as non-surgical methods of weight loss and exercise. For the vast majority of patients the waist reduction obtained by these type of standard approach is aesthetically sufficient. Read More…
There are numerous aesthetic chin surgeries which largely differ by the dimensions that are being changed. Chin reduction, just like chin augmentation, can be done in all three dimensions. (decreased horizontal projection, decreased height and decreased width) Such chin reductions are usually multidimensional (e.g., decreased projection and less height) and some even combine a reduction Read More…
Background: The shape of the skull, while having numerous surfaces, is largely composed of varying convex shapes. There is no one spot where the skull is truly flat. Thus when a flat spot appears it is both noticeable and aesthetically undesired. This is particularly on the male head today because of shorter and shaved hairstyles. Read More…
The single greatest complication during and after facelift surgery is bleeding. Presurgical infiltration of a lidocaine and epinephrine solution is injected into the facelift incisions and planned undermined skin flaps. This helps to control the amount of bleeding encountered during surgery but its effects are time limited. When it wears off in the immediate postoperative Read More…
Shoulder width reduction is successfully done by shortening of the clavicle bones. In so doing it is necessary to rigidly fix the clavicles back together so they can proceed to uncomplicated healing. As a weight bearing bone that supports the shoulder and keeps it from collapsing towards the sternum it is exposed to significant displacing Read More…
In correction of the congenital webbed neck deformity, a posterior approach is used. Skin is excised and tightened in the midline which helps pull the neck webs more inward. But the neck webs also contain trapezius muscle fibers which are helpful to release to get a better result as well as to help prevent relapse. Read More…
Background: The ear has a complex shape due to its numerous cartilage convexities and concavities. Despite these topographic complexities the ear is best appreciated when it doesn’t stand out along the side of the head. (a normal auriculocephalic angle) But one other dimension, height, can also make the ear more noticeable than desired. The typical Read More…
Background: Lip reconstruction from congenital deformities (cleft lip), trauma and cancer resections uses a variety of long standing plastic surgery techniques. When the upper lip tissues are grossly deficient or highly scarred, an historic and valuable reconstruction method is that of the cross-lip flap. (Abbe flap) By transferring unscarred normal vermilion and skin from the Read More…
Background: Aesthetic skull deformities can involve any of the skull surfaces but almost always involves at least two of them. In larger types of skull augmentations the typical skull surface involvements is usually three or four of the available surfaces. In these larger multi surface skull augmentations the consideration of the scalp’s ability to stretch 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...