Category: ear reshaping | otoplasty | plastic surgery case study

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Pediatric Reversal Otoplasty

Background: Otoplasty is the most form of ear reshaping surgery. Even though the term otoplasty is a general one it is typically associated with treating the protruding ear. The ear that sticks out is due to excessive conchal cartilage, lack of an adequate antihelical fold or both. Changing this undesired ear shape is done by Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Transgender Rib Removal Surgery for Male to Female Body Contouring

Background: Rib removal surgery is commonly associated with waistline reduction through removal of portions of ribs #11 and 12. (and sometimes #10 as well) This creates a width reduction of the anatomic waistline by removing some of the lateral ribcage support which allows the soft tissue to ‘fall in’ more. This is historically and most Read More…

The Subtotal Buccal Lipectomy for Long-Term Lipoatrophy Prevention

The buccal fat pad has a unique role in facial contouring surgery, It is a unique encapsulated fat pad and the only one that exists outside of the orbit on the face. This makes it a prime target for removal for several reasons. It is relatively easy to remove through a small intraoral incision. Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Female Jaw Angle Implants for a More Defined Jawline

Background: A strong and well defined jawline used to be an exclusively male trait. And the pursuit of a stronger jawline through implant surgery used to be only pursued by the young male patient. But that has changed in recent times as now women often desire a stronger jawline as well. When patients, men or Read More…

Postoperative Instructions – Rib Removal Surgery

Rib removal is done for waistline reshaping. This could be for waistline narrowing (posterior ribs #10, 11 and 12) or for waistline lengthening or correction of subcostal protrusions. (ribs #7, 8, 9) Rib removal is done through small incisions on the back or at the bottom of the ribcage in front. (and occasionally through a Read More…

Revisional Custom Jawline Implant Surgery

The most dramatic and successful augmentation of the entire lower third of the face is best done in most patients by a custom jawline implant. Such an implant is made from a 3D CT scan of the patient. Inserted as a single piece implant that augments the lower face from jaw angle to jaw Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Hispanic Breast Augmentation

Background: Breast augmentation is a common body contouring procedure. Of the many pictures of breast augmentation results on the internet, the vast majority are of Caucasian type. The main difference with Hispanic or Latin women is their increased propensity to develop dark pigmentation at incision/scar sites. While they almost never develop hypertrophic or keloid scars, Read More…

Outcome Assessment of Facial Feminization Surgery

Facial feminization surgery (FFS) is well recognized collection of hard and soft tissue reshaping procedures. While most commonly seen as a transgender procedure, it is also done for non-transgender females who have more masculine facial features. While it is unknown how many such FFS procedures are performed around the world, it is very clear that Read More…

Short Scar vs Full Incisional Facelift

Facelift surgery is far from a homogenous procedure. Since its introduction over one hundred years ago there have been a large number of facelift techniques used, all claiming some aspect of superiority in either results or recovery. Despite claims from many surgeons, little scientific evidence exists that supports the superiority of one facelifting technique over Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – The Cleft Septorhinoplasty

Background: The well known congenital cleft lip and palate deformity affects much more than its name alone indicates. Affected as much as the lip is the nose from its internal breathing structures to its external appearance. While the nose in the cleft patient may be treated during surgery as an infant or child, these early Read More…