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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...
Some major muscles of the body that can be surgically augmented for aesthetic benefit by commercially available preformed implants are that of the chest, arms, buttocks and lower leg. What all of these share (with the exception of the pectoralis major muscle) is that the implants are usually placed on top of the muscle under Read More…
Blepharoplasty remains the cornerstone of facial rejuvenation surgery. This is not only because the eyelids show the first and most visible signs of facial aging but because each patient has two sets of them. Of the two eyelids the upper eyelid is often the most frequently treated because it develops skin redundancies that are usually Read More…
Pectoral implants are an effective technique in men for augmenting the shape and size of the pectoralis major muscle. Inserted into the subpectoral plane through a high axillary incision, the chest can be augmented with minimal to no visible scarring. With today’ wide range of implant styles and sizes, many men’s chest augmentation needs can Read More…
Background: Dogbites in children are not uncommon and they are often bitten more than in adults. Bites to the face are frequent in young children due to the their height similarities to some dogs as well as a dog’s tendency to lunge at the face and neck. Children frequently see a dog as ‘cuddly’ and Read More…
Background: Aging causes loose skin to develop and this is particularly evident around joints such as the knee. The repetitive extension and flexion over a lifetime will inevitably cause rolls of skin to develop on the north side of the joint where the skin is the most flexible. This has led to the need for Read More…
Festoons are a unique lower eyelid condition that appears as bags below the more common location of infraorbital fat herniation on the cheek. Also known as malar bags they are perceived as being abnormal collections of lymphedematous fatty tissue below the lid-cheek junction. They are particularly resistant to being removed with traditional lower blepharoplasty surgery Read More…
The prominence of the chin, the projecting anterior point of the lower jaw, is a facial feature sought by many men. The shape of the chin, however, has other features than just an anterior prominence. It has the other dimensional features of width and vertical length as well as unique surface topography in dimples and Read More…
Background: Early cranial vault surgery for a variety of congenital craniosynostosis disorders has been done for over thirty years. Such surgery is done at an early because the bone is thin enough to be able to be removed and reshaped and the dura covering of the brain has some remaining osteogenic potential. This means that Read More…
Facial exercising devices that promise a facial rejuvenative effect have been around for decades. Because of how they are often promoted (e.g., airline magazines) and the lack of any convincing clinical studies, they have been understandably perceived as a gimmick and not really effective. Their premise is that one can build the facial muscles, like Read More…
Background: The eyes are the first area of the face to develop aging and are also often the first for patients to consider anti-aging surgery. Regardless of gender, the development of extra eyelid skin, wrinkling and a tired and older appearance are the hallmarks of the aging eyelid. When patients seek eyelid rejuvenation it can 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...