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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...
Skull reshaping using implants is the only effective method for augmenting head shape. While certain bone and muscle removals can be done for more limited skull reductions, skull augmentations can produce much more dramatic changes. In essence, the stretch of the scalp is far more permissive than the thickness of the skull bones. In very Read More…
Vertical orbital dystopia is a frequent feature of many facial asymmetry patients. When facial asymmetry affects the midface region most of the time some form of globe dystopia will be present. It is perceived most easily by the difference in the horizontal level of the pupils. Orbital dystopia is always most clearly seen in Read More…
Background: The approach to improving the shape of the lower face has evolved beyond just chin augmentation. While the projection of the chin still has a valuable role to play in lower facial reshaping, it is not a comprehensive approach to lower facial aesthetics. The shape and size of the entire jawline must be considered. Read More…
Breast reduction is a combination reconstructive and aesthetic body contouring procedure. It relieves the musculoskeletal symptoms from large hanging breasts as well as lifts and reshapes it higher up on the chest wall. While it does so a the expense of anchor-pattern scars of some length, it is a tremendously effective operation for the large Read More…
A custom wrap around jawline implant offers an unparalled approach to jawline augmentation. Made from a 3D CT scan it is designed to provide varying amounts of chin and jaw angle dimensional changes that are connected as a single piece implant. Because it is one larger implant it usually has to be placed through a Read More…
Background: Breast augmentation is the most common as well as recognized body contouring operation. Performed through the placement of an implant, its after surgery volume retention is assured. Its downside is that the use of a gel or saline-filled device makes it susceptible to numerous long-term implant related issues and further surgeries. Fat injection breast Read More…
The aesthetic correction of a retroclined or sloped forehead can be done by a variety of surgical techniques. Fat has become popular as an ‘easy’ injectable method of augmentation but it is important to remember that it is best used for soft tissue augmentation. In most cases forehead augmentation is a bony deficiency not a Read More…
Background: The breast is subject to many changes from the influences of time, gravity, pregnancy and fluctuation in weight. But whatever the cause the changes are very typical, loss of breast volume and sagging. Efforts to reverse these negative shape changes are also very consistent through the addition of volume and lifting and tightening the Read More…
Cheek augmentation is most commonly done by onlay augmentation. A wide variety of cheek implants exist to achieve almost every type of cheek dimensional in increase. And if a standard cheek implant cam meet the patient’s aesthetic midface needs, custom cheek implants can be designed for even the most exotic cheek augmentation change. But some Read More…
One of the rare congenital breast conditions is symmastia. This condition is where the two breasts converge across the sternum eliminating the cleavage area and replacing it with the inner halfs of the breast mounds or a webbing. The name comes from Greek word derivation combining syn (together) and mastos. (breast) While it is 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...