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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: Plagioephaly is a well known skull deformity that is marked by an asymmetry of the circumferential skull shape. This is most commonly manifest by a flatness on the back of the head with varying degrees of asymmetry of the forehead as well. It is almost always that the back of the head is flatter Read More…
The labiomental fold is the natural indentation between the lower lip and the chin. It usually is about 1/3 the distance between the lip and chin, being closer to the lip than that of the chin. It represents the attachments of the mentalis muscle to the underlying bone (its origin) and is also reflective of Read More…
Background: The most common major aesthetic ear surgery is the setback otoplasty. With a long surgical history numerous methods have been described for setting back the protruding ear and decreasing the auriculocephalic angle. (bring the ear back closer to the head) The fundamental concept is that the ear cartilages have to be manipulated either by Read More…
Background: The shape of the forehead in men is determined by the prominence of the brow bones and the slope and width of the forehead above it. Most men have some degree of brow bone protrusion as evidenced by the presence of a brow bone break before going up into the forehead. How protrusive the Read More…
A custom wraparound jawline implant is a supercharged chin implant that augments the entire jawline. As a result it shares some similarities in placement as both type of jaw implants need an anterior incision. (the total jawline implant also needs two additional intraoral incisions to get the jaw angle parts in the proper position) This Read More…
Lower blepharoplasty is a common periorbital surgical technique that can be associated with increased scleral show and some lid retraction. While contemporary lower blepharoplasty techniques strive to avoid these problems through conservative skin removal and increased support to the corner of the eye (lateral canthopexy, muscle resuspension), not all surgeons employ them and even with Read More…
The lateral canthoplasty is a well recognized eye corner procedure which is most commonly used in reconstructive lower eyelid surgery. It is used to treat a variety of lower eyelid problems which are fundamentally various forms of ectropion and retraction. The basic concept is to deconstruct the lateral canthal angle and re-anchor the lateral eyelid Read More…
Background: The jaw angle is the intersection of the vertical and horizontal components of the non-tooth bearing part of the lower jaw. Its development and size add a structural feature to the lower face whose prominence is usually viewed as a favorable feature for either men or women. Once developed the jaw angle bone changes Read More…
Background: Macrocephaly can be a pathologic condition where the entire size of the head, the skull, scalp and intracranial contents, are abnormally large. There are a variety of causes for it including hydrocephalus, genetic conditions and an enlarged brain as some of the most common reasons. These are usually treated a younger age of often Read More…
Background: The secondary management of cheek implants could include their removal or may involve their replacement which in my experience is more common. Typically in cheek implant replacement surgery the major focus is on what style and size of new cheek implant is needed as well its positioning on the zygomatic bone. Unlike chin implants 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...