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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: The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) creates the articulation with the only moveable bone of the face. (lower jaw) It is responsible for allowing one to be able to open their mouth whose extent is most evident in the distance between the upper and lower front teeth. (interincisal distance) Like all joints it is composed of Read More…
Facelift surgery involves numerous technical maneuvers that influence both its immediate and long-term results. Much focus over the years has been on manipulation of the SMAS layer under the skin and many variations of its dissection and fixation have been described. But one of the core principles of facelift surgery is the placement of incisions Read More…
Background: Facial asymmetry is common and not surprising given the complex embryologic development of the face. It occurs in a tremendously diverse range of presentations of which the vast majority causes more aesthetic concerns than functional issues. While it is commonly said that every face has some degree of asymmetry and this is normal that Read More…
The use of cartilage grafts is essential in many types of nose surgeries of which Asian rhinoplasty is a prime example. With smaller nasal frameworks and tighter enveloping skin, substantial augmentation efforts are often needed. Cartilage grafts are preferred and rib grafts are the most common autologous harvest site. But not every patient wants a Read More…
The general approach used for liposuction is much like reducing a mountain to a less convex or flatter shape. The goal is to remove fat in a manner that results in a smooth outer surface across the area being treated with a shape consistent to the body area being treated. For most body areas this Read More…
Background: The original aesthetic lower facial reshaping procedure is chin augmentation. Whether it was done with an implant or a sliding genioplasty, this was the first skeletal facial augmentation procedure (excluding the nose) that changed the basic structure of the face. Whether done in isolation typically in younger patients or combined with facial rejuvenation (e.g., Read More…
Buttock augmentation has evolved over the last two decades in two different volumetric treatment approaches. Injectable fat grafting has become the most common method of buttock augmentation due to the combined benefits of reductive body contouring and gluteal enlargement. Concurrently, buttock implant techniques have evolved with intramuscular pocket locations and improved implant materials and sizes Read More…
Background: Non-excisional surgical fat removal, aka liposuction, has been the most popular body contouring procedure for the past four decades. Even with the onset in the last decade of non-surgical fat removal technologies (e.g., Cool Sculping, Vanquish) the number of patients undergoing liposuction surgery has not decreased. This is a testament to the fact that Read More…
Custom jawline implants are in the properly selected patient the most powerful changer of the lower facial support structure. Creating a more distinct separation between the face and neck is a more extended version of what a standard chin implant does at the front of the jawline. Because the amount of surface area and volume Read More…
Background: Feminization of the nose typically implies certain featural changes. Amongst them includes a a narrow nose in the front view and a lower dorsal line with upward tip rotation in the profile view. The degree of these changes is what influences the degree of nasal feminization and the patient’s perception of them. The reduction 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...