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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...
The American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) just released their annual plastic surgery statistics from procedures performed by their members in 2015. The annual number of procedures done rose 2% from 2014 with close to 16 million surgery and non-surgical procedures done. To no surprise the overall number of procedures performed from 15 years ago Read More…
The most common expected early outcomes and complications from many types of plastic surgery are various types of undesired fluid collections. These are caused by bleeding (bruising and hematomas) as well as prolonged lymphatic leaks. (seromas) While the body has many natural clotting and healing mechanism to limit the occurrence or extent of these fluid Read More…
Injectable Fat-grafting, also known as lipofilling, has become a standard plastic surgery treatment in a wide variety of aesthetic and reconstructive needs of the face and body. Although technical improvements have increased the concentration of fat cells injected, the amount of fat graft survival is still unpredictable and far less than 100%. Various methods have been Read More…
Background: Flatness in the midface occurs primarily due to natural development and occurs in certain ethnicities. The Asian face is well known to be broader with less anterior projection and it is most manifest in the appearance of the nose and the underlying maxillary support. But loss of maxillary support can also occur from trauma, Read More…
The non-surgical treatment of fat has historically been difficult as external devices have a limited ability to reduce its thickness. This is particularly true in the ‘double chin’ deformity where excessive (under the chin) fat creates another roll of tissue like an extra chin. Liposuction of the submental/neck area is the gold standard by which Read More…
Background: The importance of a well defined jawline in a male is essentially equivalent to breasts in a female. It is certainly the single most important facial feature for a man and can even be argued that it is the most important overall body feature. Improving a man’s facial profile has historically been focused on Read More…
Background: Aging affects faces at different rates but the overall effect is the same. The face slowly sags with skin hanging over the jawline and the neck tissues becoming loose. Because facial aging occurs differently, the type and extent of its treatment should also differ. The facelift remains as the definitive treatment of the lower Read More…
The Pixie ear deformity is a well described adverse after effect from a facelift. It is seen as an aesthetic postoperative anomaly where the lower portion of the earlobe is attached to the side of the face without a notch at the earlobe-face junction. In short, the earlobe looks pulled down. It is caused Read More…
Buttock augmentation can be done by two different methods. The most popular method today is the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), more generically known as fat injection buttock augmentation. It is popular because many people have excessive fat and this is a method of fat redistribution that creates improved body contours. Conversely buttock implants is less Read More…
Background: Treatment of a midface deficiency is most commonly done by moving the upper jaw forward. Done by making a horizontal bone cut just above the roots of the teeth, the upper jaw is brought forward into a new horizontal position. This well known facial bone procedure is the LeFort I osteotomy and has 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...