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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: Breast augmentation remains one of the most popular body contouring procedures due to its effectiveness and universal application. Provided one has a favorable breast mound that does not have any sagging and a nipple position above the inframammary fold, an improved breast size and shape will result. This applies equally to all ethnicities as Read More…
Background: Forehead augmentation is typically done for people that have a lack of projection in the upper third of their face. Flat or recessed foreheads in both projection and angulation can be effectively treated using an onlay material approach. Bone cements have historically been used for such forehead augmentations. But they have largely been replaced Read More…
The traditional approach to jaw augmentation has been a chin implant for many decades. Bringing the front part of the lower jaw forward is the common perception of improving the contour of the lower third of the face. Chin augmentation is commonly performed in young patients and is also often part of a facelift in Read More…
Background: Large amounts of weight loss are very good for one’s health and are to be commended whether they are achieved by self-induced weight loss or bariatric surgery. But one of the common sequelae of such weight loss is loose skin which appears as low hanging rolls around the torso. The most common torso roll Read More…
Background: There are a wide variety of head shape concerns that exist from the top, back, front and sides of the head. Such concerns may be that certain skull areas are too big, too small, asymmetric or just oddly shaped. While almost all aesthetic skull shape concerns are improvable, some are more improvable than others. Read More…
Rib removal surgery is done for a variety of waistline slimming patients. One such patient is the already thin female who can not get a slimmer waistline by diet, exercise or even liposuction surgery. The lower ribs represent the last anatomic barrier for any further waistline reduction.The second type patient is the transgender male to Read More…
Rhinoplasty is a well known and commonly performed facial plastic surgery procedure. While all facial surgeries involve some degree of swelling and bruising as part of the recovery, surgical nose reshaping carries with it several unique elements to it on the way to the final aesthetic outcome. After all rhinoplasties a dressing is applied to Read More…
Aging presumably affects every structure of the body to some degree which generally involves some loss of structure. This has become elucidated in the face over the pas decade where bone loss occurs throughout the facial skeleton and contributes to the overlying soft tissue laxity that develops. In the September 2018 issue of the Aesthetic Read More…
Background: The lateral vermilion-cutaneous borders of the lips provide a boundary line for the outer aspects of the mouth. The converged lip corners define both the width of the mouth as well as have an impact on facial expression. While dynamic facial movement will always create a smile, a static facial expression can either have Read More…
Of the available eight sites for possible augmentation of the body by implants, the biceps muscle is number three, following pectoral and calf muscle augmentations. Like its cousin on the opposite side of the upper arm (triceps), the biceps muscle plays a major role in the movement of the arm. It has always had a 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...