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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: Head size is typically determined by a circumferential measurement taken just above the ears. In adults this can be anywhere from 55cms (small) to 60cms which would be considered large. Gender differences also expectedly exists with men’s head size being about 10% bigger than females in average. (men = 56 – 60cms, women = Read More…
Facial voluminization can be done by three specific treatment methods. Non-surgical synthetic injectable fillers, autologous fat injections or implants of various material compositions are the different approaches, each with their own advantages and disadvantages. While some tout that one facial volume method is better than the others, the reality is that each one has specific Read More…
Background: The sagittal suture is a well recognized connective tissue joint that runs down the middle of the skull between the parietal bones. It intersects anteriorly with the coronal suture and posteriorly with the lambdoidal suture. These front and back intersections also represent the original anterior and posterior fontanelle. (soft spots) The sagittal suture gets Read More…
Background: The most common aesthetic deformity of the lower jaw is asymmetry. Whether it is very visible or known only to the patient, lower jaw asymmetry is very common and is probably the norm rather than the exception. This is clearly evident in the many 3D CT scans I see where almost everyone has some Read More…
Shoulder width reduction by reducing the length of the clavicle is a very effective upper body reshaping procedure. In a near 1:1 relationship with the amount of clavicle removed, the bideltoid width of the shoulders is reduced. The result is immediate and is unaffected by any swelling that occurs at the actual site of the Read More…
The pelvis is large collection of conjoined bones that provides soft tissue support between the abdomen and the thighs. It extends from the lower back by the sacrum and coccyx and extends forward on both sides by a pair of hip bones. These hip bones have three sections to them which include the top (ilium), Read More…
Facial aging is associated with the development of soft tissue laxities and descent. This appears on the face in a variety of ways of which one is the most common and recognized as the development of jowls. As jowls develop the face changes shape often from a heart-shaped to a more square shape in women. Read More…
Background: In facial augmentation there are three methods to do so…injectable fillers, injectable fat and synthetic implants. Each has their own distinct advantages and disadvantages but none of these methods are perfect. With some surgeons advocate one over the other the reality is that they all have a valuable role to play and one often Read More…
The biggest change in the silicone gel of breast implants over the last twenty years has been the improvement in form stability. By increasing the complexity of the silicone cross-linking the gel within the implant becomes more highly cohesive and stiffer than earlier generation breast implants. This helps to maintain its shape better and have Read More…
Shoulder feminization surgery reduces the bideltoid width through shortening of the length of the clavicles. While this is a straightforward concept as the lone horizontal bone on the body is the clavicle, doing so in an aesthetic manner requires several key steps to ensure an effective result that proceeds to uncomplicated bone healing and minimal 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...