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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: Custom skull implants create the most significant head shape changes that are possible in adults. Provided that an augmentation effect is needed there is no other form of implant, intraoperatively or preoperatively designed, that produce a better or more substantive result within the limits of what the overlying scalp can accommodate. While less well Read More…
While many women would like to have broader hips, some would like to have them made more narrow. While the concept of the ‘hips’ in both augmentation and reduction seems to be the same, they are actually not. Hip augmentation means enlargement at some level below the iliac crest, often over the greater trochanter of Read More…
Background: Chin reduction is a challenging operation that involves multiple tissue considerations. Reducing the bone by either osteotomy or shaving is the most straightforward aspect of the procedure and also the most predictable. What is often overlooked and is the most unpredictable part of chin reduction surgery is how the overlying soft tissues will respond. Read More…
Background: In the male a strong jawline is a desired facial feature. There are no really defective ways to create a strong jawline other than by surgery. This is particularly true in the male who has a naturally weak or underdeveloped lower jaw. Interestingly jaw muscle exercises have been touted as a method to increase Read More…
In every intraoral dissection of the chin, the mentalis muscle is encountered and transected to some degree. In most cases the surgeon’s goal is to leave the actual muscle attachment to the bone intact (its point of origin) so that it can serve as reattachment area during closure. While this reattachment of the muscle seems Read More…
Background: Breast implants have been placed for over fifty years and the most common aesthetic indication is for small breasts. But the concept of small breasts is relative and can vary from a completely flat chest to breasts that have developed involution and have some sagging. In either case implants can be placed for their Read More…
Facial implants are made from different materials, whether they are standard or custom made. The three most common materials are solid silicone, polytetrafluoroethylene (Medpor) and solid ePTFE or ePTFE coated silicone implants. Each material has its advantages and disadvantages, and despite claims by some surgeons, there is no one material that is absolutely superior to Read More…
Background: Aesthetic deformities of the skull disrupt a pleasing convexity to its shape. These disruptions can consist of excesses and deficiencies at various skull locations. High or long skull excesses tend to occur at the top and back of the head. Deficiencies are more ubiquitous and can occur anywhere on the bony surface of the Read More…
The sliding genioplasty is a long established method of chin reshaping. While often perceived as being for horizontal augmentation only, it offers much more diverse dimensional chin changes. Vertical lengthening/shortening as well as width narrowing can also be done by internal wedge bone removal as well. When horizontal augmentation is done for the downfractured bone Read More…
Background: There are numerous dimensional considerations in forehead surgery. The contour of the forehead is controlled by the shape of the underlying bone centrally and the temporal muscles laterally which can be modified by either augmentation or reduction. The vertical length of the forehead, however, is controlled by the soft tissue landmarks of the frontal 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...