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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 skull is prone to having numerous types of irregularities on its many surfaces. Bumps and indentations are common and can occur from natural development or from later trauma after birth. The fusion of the various skull plates and anterior and posterior fontanelles affords the opportunity for such skull irregularities to occur. One such Read More…
There have been numerous injectable fillers for facial use that have become commercially available since 2002 when the product concept was introduced. All of these fillers have been of the synthetic variety containing mainly resorbable and a few non-resorbable materials. While these are convenient off-the-shelf products, almost all only offer a temporary augmentation effect. Fat Read More…
The treatment of specific types of migraine headaches has been revolutionized by the use of Botox injections and migraine surgery. While not always producing a cure, both types of treatments can produce a significant reduction in symptoms that is sustainable. The basis for migraine surgery is essentially the deactivation of a trigger which for three Read More…
Pectoral implants for male chest enhancement can be a very effective method for a visible change in the size and shape of the pectoralis muscle. Inserted in a completely submuscular position, they push outward on the entire muscle in a largely even distribution of volume. The implants are inserted through a high axillary incision which Read More…
Rhinoplasty using an implant for augmentation is most commonly done around the world on Asian patients. With such large numbers of noses being implanted, it is inevitable that a certain percentage of complications will arise from their use. This is usually manifest as infection requiring implant removal. The sequelae of this process is a nose Read More…
The buffalo hump neck deformity refers to a collection of fatty collections on the back of the neck. The size of the fat collection can vary greatly from small lipomas to very large hump-shaped fatty tumors. They can appear gradually with no apparent reason or can occur because of well known causes such as HIV Read More…
Background: Liposuction remains one of the most popular and commonly performed body contouring procedure. Like all surgical techniques liposuction has evolved over the years and there are now a myriad of technologies available to help perform the procedure. I call all of these liposuction technologies ‘energy-driven’ since they all use various devices and different energies Read More…
Background: One of the well known mottos amongst plastic surgeons regarding breast augmentation is that implants merely take what you have and make it bigger. While simplistic, this statement is largely true. Other than mound enlargement and the potential creation of enhanced cleavage from that effect, many of the other breast features remain the same Read More…
Microtia is a congenital condition where all or major parts of the ear are missing. Two methods of microtia reconstruction have evolved using either one’s own ribs or through the use of a synthetic framework. Autologous microtia reconstruction is done to using portions of the cartilaginous #7, 8 and 9 ribs to create the base Read More…
Hair that grows on the ear is a well known phenomenon amongst men as they age. Often joked as hair that has migrated from the scalp, it appears as outcroppings of black hair from various parts of the ear. The greatest concentrations appear on the earlobes, helix and, interestingly, the tragus. Often ear hair is 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...