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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...
The buccal lipectomy, or excision of Buchet’s fat pad, is a well known facial reshaping procedure. Its intent is to reduce cheek fullness by removing the main body of the fat pad through an intraoral approach. While there are debates about its long-term consequences in some patients, there is unformity amongst surgeons who do the Read More…
Background: The shape of the skull in men has taken on greater aesthetic significance today due to changing hair styles. Close cropped hair styles and total head shaving due to hair loss creates an exposed appearance to the shape of the head. Having a ‘nicely rounded head’ is a desirable physical feature although what that Read More…
Widening of the side of the head is possible through the use of specially designed implants. Known as posterior temporal implants, they specifically augment the convex portion of the temporal bone above the ears. Understanding the anatomy of the temporal bone allows one to understand how this is possible. The temporal bone has four distinct Read More…
Background: The shape of the skull is prone to a wide variety of defects consisting of either lack of adequate projection, too much projection or a combination of both. Usually these occur in very specific and recognizable patterns and are seen relatively commonly in my practice. Almost always there is a biologic explanation for their Read More…
Head width refers to the bitemporal diameter above the ears at the side of the head. Technically this is posterior temporal width. This is different than anterior temporal width which refers to the correction of a hollowing or a concave shape. The relevance of head width has come more into play these days as more Read More…
Rhinoplasty is a general term that typically refers to external nose reshaping. But it is not uncommon that the very patient that has a desire to change the shape of their nose also has breathing difficulties due to internal structural issues. While most people think of nose breathing issues due to a septal deviation, other Read More…
Background: Cheek and jaw implants are the most common facial implants used. When put together as a five implant facial augmentation strategy significant facial reshaping can be achieved. Whether it be male or female, enhancing the five prominences of the face (two cheeks, two jaw angles and one chin) serves as the keystones to major Read More…
The most common form of otoplasty surgery is for the correction of protruding ears. This type of cosmetic ear surgery has been around for more than a century and has evolved to being a primarily cartilage reshaping technique. When setting the ear back, or decreasing the auriculocephalic angle, it is an intraoperative judgement call as Read More…
Background: A buried, or often called, hidden penis in children is either partially or completely covered by the surrounding pubic mound tissues. It is not due to a short or inadequately developed penis. While there are not usually significant medical problems from the lack of adequate or any penile show, the psychological effects are considerable Read More…
Infraorbital rim implants are an underappreciated method of augmentation of the lower eyelid area. Traditional lower eye implants are preformed and best described as horizontally increase the projection of the infraorbital rims. While this is effective for some lower eyelid issues, such as tear troughs, it only provides limited benefit by virtue of its one 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...