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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...
As the U.S. population ages and the growing acceptance of plastic surgery extends to all ages, older patients are now undergoing procedures more frequently than ever before. This raises the question of whether this is safe practice and are these older patients at an increased risk of complications because of their age. On the surface, Read More…
Background: Otoplasty, known as ear reshaping, is a commonly performed cosmetic procedure whose intent is to make the ears less conspicuous. An aesthetically pleasing ear is one which blends into the side of the head and has no feature that makes it an ‘eye catcher’. The best looking ear is really one that is not Read More…
Brazil is the largest country in South America and is the fifth largest country in the world. It occupies in land mass almost half of all of South America and has more land than that of the continental United States. (minus Alaska and Hawaii) It is unique in many ways from its Portugese language Read More…
While there are numerous body areas that can be changed through excisional lifts, particularly after large amounts of weight loss, the most common area treated is that of the waistline. Tummy tucks and body lifts (circumferential lipectomy) make up the most well known and largest surface area removal procedures. Often overlooked (but ultimately not by Read More…
Jaw angle augmentation has become an increasingly popular facial implant procedure. While done more in men to enhance an overall weak jawline, it is even done in females who have thin lower faces and lack of any jaw angle width. While historically jaw angle implants only added width to the back part of the Read More…
Buttock implant augmentation has historically been plagued by a high rate of complications. Since the intramuscular technique for implant location was introduced in the mid-1990s, the rate of complications has decreased and more natural and long-term results have been obtained. Its advantages over the subfascial location has led to more patients considering the procedure although Read More…
Chin augmentation can be done by a variety of surgical methods including a chin implant and a sliding genioplasty. Each of these aesthetic chin techniques has a role to play and they have their own advantages and disadvantages. But both have the same limitation…a limit to how much the chin can be horizontally projected. Chin Read More…
Background: A tummy tuck is one of the most common and successful body contouring procedures. Between pregnancies and weight loss, the development of loose skin and fat on the abdominal wall is inevitable for many women. This usually appears as a loose overhang on the lower abdomen that hangs like a hammock depending upon Read More…
Background: A flat back of the head, also known as occipital brachycephaly, is a not uncommon aesthetic skull shape concern. It may occur from the way one laid in utero, how they were positioned as an infant while sleeping or from a genetic tendency based on race. To those so afflicted with this skull shape Read More…
Background: Bony raised bumps on the forehead are not rare and are known as osteomas. They occur due to the development of normal bone under the periosteum of the non-hair bearing forehead. They are benign overgrowths of bone that are non-mobile. They are thought to usually be initially associated with a perforating vein through the 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...