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Comparing the Aesthetic Effects of Tricep vs Bicep implants

Biceps and triceps implants serve different aesthetic goals because they enhance different muscle groups. While they are often discussed together, triceps implants generally create a more dramatic increase in overall upper arm size than biceps implants because the triceps make up approximately 65–70% of the upper arm muscle mass, whereas the biceps account for only Read More…

The Benefits of a Hollow Chamber Custom Testicle Implant

A hollow chamber inside a testicular implant can provide several mechanical and design advantages, depending on the implant material and intended purpose. The benefits differ from those of traditional solid silicone or saline-filled testicle implants. 1. Softer More Natural Feel A hollow chamber implant feels softer than a completely solid implant of the same size. Read More…

Combined Webbed Neck Correction with Buffalo Hump Reduction Liposuction

A webbed neck (pterygium colli) and a buffalo hump (dorsocervical fat pad) are distinct anatomical problems that can coexist and often accentuate one another. The fullness of a buffalo hump makes the neck appear shorter and more posteriorly sloped, while a webbed neck obscures the normal cervicomastoid angle and lateral neck contour. When both conditions Read More…

Female Chin Reduction with Facelift

A female chin reduction combined with a facelift can be an effective facial balancing procedure when an overly prominent chin contributes to a masculine lower face or detracts from a youthful neck and jawline. The key is to reduce the chin in a way that preserves feminine proportions while allowing the facelift to enhance soft Read More…

The Safe Amount of Clavicle Bone Removal in Shoulder Narrowing Surgery

How much can the clavicle be shortened before it affects arm range of motion? This is one of the key unanswered questions in cosmetic clavicle shortening surgery because there are no published biomechanical or clinical studies that define a precise threshold. Most of what we know comes from studies of malunited clavicle fractures, clavicle resections, Read More…

The Biomechanical Implications on Recovery From Shoulder Narrowing Surgery

  From the standpoint of clavicle shortening osteotomy for shoulder narrowing, the postoperative recovery is driven much more by muscle and shoulder girdle adaptation than by changes in the strength of the clavicle itself. The bone is actually mechanically favorable after shortening, but the shoulder has to learn to function with a new geometry. Early Read More…

The Effects of Shoulder Narrowing on Biomechanical Loading of the Clavicles

Clavicle shortening fundamentally changes the way forces are transmitted across the shoulder girdle. The clavicle is not simply a strut connecting the arm to the trunk—it is a compression and bending beam that maintains the lateral position of the scapula while transferring loads from the upper extremity to the axial skeleton. When the clavicle is Read More…

Differing Clavicle Bone Shapes Amongst Shoulder Narrowing Patients

One of the more interesting observations in clavicle reduction osteotomy surgery is that no two clavicles are exactly alike. The clavicle is arguably the most variable long bone in the human skeleton in terms of its shape, curvature, cross-sectional dimensions, and even bone quality. This variability has important implications for shoulder narrowing surgery because it Read More…

Custom Infraorbital-Malar Implants vs. Fat Grafting for Undereye Hollowing

Custom infraorbital-malar implants and fat grafting are fundamentally different treatments because they address different anatomical causes of undereye hollowing. Fat grafting restores soft tissue volume, whereas custom implants restore deficient skeletal support. Choosing between them depends less on patient preference and more on identifying whether the primary problem lies in the bone, the soft tissues, Read More…

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