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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 well known sagittal split ramus osteotomy of the mandible provides a change in the position of the tooth-bearing portion of the lower jaw. It can move the lower jaw forward or back in the sagittal direction. It is not infrequently done in conjunction with a sliding genioplasty, another sagittal type osteotomy that is Read More…
Rhinoplasty is a well known nose reshaping procedure that is commonly performed. While every patient who undergoes the procedure knows there is going to be a recovery period, it is understandable that most patients do not appreciate what is involved in the recovery and how long it really takes to see the final outcome from Read More…
A full or lower facelift is the standard approach to treating significant loose neck skin and neck wattles that come with aging. Despite the well known effectiveness of lower facelift surgery, it does not have Appel to some patients due to the extent of the surgery and the resultant scars in and around the ears. Read More…
Buttock implants are the alternative to fat grafting for buttock augmentation. Their placement is a choice between putting the implant on top of the muscle or inside the gluteus maximus muscle. Because it is an easier tissue plane to develop and a more direct approach to implant placement, on top of the muscle or subfascial Read More…
Jaw angle implants are to the back of the jaw like chin implants are to the front. They have become more popular for facial augmentation as the aesthetic value of the back of the jaw, or the entire jawline, has become recognized as creating a such enhanced lower third of the face. No longer should Read More…
Background: Total skull augmentation, or enlargement of the entire head, is an uncommon procedure amongst all types of skull reshaping procedures. Almost always expanding the outer surface of the skull in a near 180 degree manner requires a first stage scalp expansion procedure to ensure a competent scalp incision closure. A prior skull augmentation procedure Read More…
Background: Implants are the alternative to fat grafting to the buttocks (Brazilian Butt Lift or BBL) when the patient either does not have enough fat to harvest or has had a failed BBL procedure. When placing buttock implants the decisions to be made are pocket location and implant size…although the former controls the latter. Meaning Read More…
Background: Dog bite injuries to the face in children are often more common than in adults. The small size of the infant and child put their face at a level that is closer to a dog than that of adult. This combined with their natural lack of fear of dogs nor an understanding of how Read More…
Skull reshaping entails a variety of different procedures to effect minor to major head reshaping. Such procedures can fundamentally be divided into either augmentative or reductive surgery. Skull reduction procedures mainly involve bone but can also include soft tissue as well in some cases. One such skull area is that of the parietal eminence. This Read More…
Background: The term ‘jaw augmentation’ is a general term that does not connote exactly what type or amount of lower third facial change is being done. A total change or augmentation of the lower jaw is termed ‘jawline augmentation’, indicating that the augmentation involves the entire jawline from angle to angle and crosses the chin 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...