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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...
Introduction A direct neck lift is a surgical procedure designed to correct significant neck skin laxity by directly excising excess skin from the anterior neck, rather than relying on indirect skin tightening through a facelift approach. What It Is Excess skin is excised directly from the front of the neck The incision is typically placed Read More…
Introduction Adult Metopic Ridge Reduction refers to surgical contouring of a persistent midline forehead ridge caused by partial or complete fusion of the metopic suture. In adults, this is a cosmetic forehead contouring procedure and is not a craniosynostosis operation. What a Metopic Ridge Is (in Adults) A metopic ridge in adults is characterized by: Read More…
Introduction V-line surgery is a facial contouring procedure designed to create a slimmer, more tapered lower face—often forming a soft “V” shape from the cheeks to the chin. It’s especially popular among patients who feel their jawline looks wide, square, or heavy. V-line surgery usually combines changes of all three segments of the lower jaw Read More…
Introduction A custom glabellar-forehead implant refers to a personalized facial implant designed to augment the glabellar region (the area between and just above the eyebrows) and potentially the adjacent central forehead to correct flatness, concavity, or lack of projection. While this is typically done as part of aesthetic forehead contouring it is more like the Read More…
Custom testicular implants are an appropriate and commonly considered solution for men with atrophied testicles, particularly when standard off-the-shelf implants do not provide adequate size or shape. These implants are most often used for aesthetic enhancement using a displacement, side-by-side technique. The success of this approach relies on the implants being large enough to visually Read More…
Subcostal rib flare refers to the outward protrusion of the lower ribs, most commonly ribs 8–12, at the lower costal margin. It is primarily an osteocartilaginous issue, not a soft-tissue problem. Its key characteristics include: Visible outward angulation of the lower rib cage Most noticeable from: Frontal view (V-shaped or squared costal margin) Oblique view Read More…
Chin implants are notorious for causing a deepening effect on the labiomental fold. Does using a custom chin implant rather than an off-the-shelf design decrease that risk? The following is a fold-centric, design-specific discussion of custom chin implant strategies aimed at minimizing labiomental fold worsening. This assumes you’ve already decided an implant is appropriate and Read More…
The labiomental fold is an important aesthetic soft tissue component of the chin that is affected by any form of chin augmentation…either favorably or unfavorably. While it may not be the major reason one chooses between the use of any implant or bone movement for their chin augmentation it can have a role to play Read More…
Rib 11–12 vs Rib 10–12 Resection Advanced Waist Contouring — Indications, Impact, and Risk Escalation This comparison applies to advanced, carefully selected aesthetic cases. Rib 10 involvement changes the operation from flank refinement to structural waist narrowing. 1. Anatomical Importance Ribs 11–12 Both are floating ribs Influence the lower third of the waist No role Read More…
The labiomental fold (the horizontal crease between the lower lip and the chin) is a critical anatomic and aesthetic consideration in chin augmentation, whether with implants, osteotomy, or fillers. Below is a structured, surgical-focused explanation. 1. Why the labiomental fold matters The depth and shape of the labiomental fold strongly influence: Lower facial balance Perceived chin projection Lip competence and 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...