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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: Waistline reduction is effectively achieved by good weight control and exercise for the majority of people. Those with more difficulty in helping reduce the waistline may resort to surgical approaches from liposuction, a tummy tuck or some combination there of. These traditional abdominal surgical approaches will produce very satisfactory waistline improvements in most everyone. Read More…
Building up of the nose is a frequent objective of many Asian rhinoplasties. There are numerous materials and techniques to achieve nasal augmentation of which the patient’s own cartilage and synthetic implants are the mainstays. While both can be effective neither is perfect and each has its own distinct disadvantages. Injected fat has now been Read More…
Fat grafting is now widely done throughout many areas of the body and face. Because of its injection placement, fat can be virtually placed about anywhere. The benefits of fat grafting through the introduction of healthy tissue and perhaps loading the site with new stem cells can have regenerative and healing properties. Fat grafting continues Read More…
Rib removal surgery is highly misunderstood from both surgeons and the public alike. Often viewed and described as an extreme and dangerous, it is neither. While it is for the most motivated female who seeks maximal reshaping of their waistline, it is no more radical than some other cosmetic body surgeries. But because it is Read More…
Cheekbone reduction, also known as reductive malarplasty, is a common operation in Asian patients. (although it can and is performed in patients of all ethnicities) There have been numerous cheekbone reduction osteotomy techniques that have been proposed, each with their own merits and proponents. But it is an operation that is not complication free Read More…
Background: Cleavage is defined as the area between the breasts. It usually confers that the inner or medial part of the breast mound encroaches upon the flat sternum which lies between the breasts. While the term defines a certain breast appearance it usually refers to a look that is seen in clothing such as a Read More…
Background: Breast implants have obvious effects on increasing the size of the breasts. While volume of the breast obtained per implant size will vary amongst patients, it is obvious that the larger the implant is the larger the breast becomes. But when it comes to breast implant shape, the effect on the outer breast is Read More…
Background: Tummy tuck surgery is the most aggressive form of abdominal reshaping. By removing large segments of skin and fat, improvement of the waistline shape is inevitable. The horizontal excision pattern ensures that there is a vertical tightening effect on the central abdomen. Differing lengths of the excision pattern will determine how far to the Read More…
Otoplasty is the most common ear reshaping procedure for prominent ears. Known as ear pinning, it achieves its result by bending the ear cartilage back into a better position and stabilizing them with sutures. In the short term it is the sutures that maintain the new ear position and a loss of their tension or Read More…
I get a lot of inquiries regarding the use of hydroxyapatite(HA) for facial augmentation. Some requests are for whether it will work for their facial augmentation needs. Others are with concerns about indwelling HA materials at various craniofacial implantation sites. Depending upon what you read and whom has written it, the advisability and safety of 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...