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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...
One of the considerations in any type of premaxillary-paranasal augmentation is what are the effects on the nose, specifically its projection. By definition when the bone is moved forward (LeFort I osteotomy) or bone grafts or implants are placed beneath the nasal base there is going to be a forward push on the nostril base Read More…
Background: The skull has five surfaces or shapes which are open to aesthetic assessment. One of the most prominent in the male with a shaved head or closely cropped hair is the back of the head or the occipital skull. Often called the occiput or the occipital skull, technically this is not completely accurate when Read More…
Implants are used to augment a wide variety of facial areas. One of the least common facial areas to augment is the paranasal region. This is the area underneath and to the side of the nose which is supported by the rim of bone around the pyriform aperture. The inferior bone around the aperture is Read More…
Background: Hemifacial microsomia is a well known congenital facial deformity that affects the structures that develop from the first and second brachial arches. As a result anomalies develop that includes the ear, lower jaw and mouth areas. It is a spectrum of deformities which cause varying deformities of these facial structures and, while typically occurring Read More…
Scarring of the face is common both from traumatic injuries as well as from aesthetic surgeries. The difference between aesthetic surgery and traumatic facial scars is their location. Most aesthetic surgery facial scars are placed in such locations to be relatively inconspicuous as opposed to those from trauma in which the patient has no control. Read More…
There are many reasons for a revision after a primary rhinoplasty. One of the most common causes for dissatisfaction with a primary rhinoplasty result is what is known as the pollybeak deformity. This is where persistent fullness remains in the supratip area creating a rounded appearance to the tip of the nose in profile. This Read More…
Background: Changes in the shape of the breasts over a woman’s lifetime are expected. The shape of the breast is far from a stable structure. The influences of gravity, weight changes, pregnancy and genetics all make for a side structure of the body which inevitably changes its shape. These changes are predictable in that the Read More…
Implants offer an assured volumetric outcome for cheek augmentation. Just like chin implants a variety of cheek implant styles and sizes are available to use. While many of these implant styles are somewhat different in shape, most have an oval form which is designed to sit over the malar prominence and/or cover/extend down into the Read More…
The buccal fat is most commonly known as an aesthetic procedure for its removal to thin out the cheek areas. In performing this procedure an important piece of its anatomy becomes relevant….its vascular blood supply. Along the sides and on the back end of the fat pad as it is extracted its vascular pedicle can Read More…
Background: Vertical orbital dystopia is when the position of the eye on one side is lower than the other side. This most commonly occurs on a congenital basis as part of a developmental facial asymmetry. In these cases the entire side of the face may be affected where it is vertically shorter as measured between 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...