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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...
There are numerous small bumps on the skull that can occur that can be aesthetically bothersome. Some common examples are osteomas of the forehead and occipital knobs on the back of the head. Many of these skull bumps are pathologic, meaning their presence is abnormal even if they only cause an aesthetic issue. There are Read More…
Hip augmentation remains a challenging body contouring procedure. An autologous approach with fat injections are the most logical approach but the survival of fat in the hip area is generally poor particularly if a deep trochanteric depression exists. Hip implants offer assured volume retention but have a significant complication rate due to the lack of Read More…
Chondrolaryngoplasty or tracheal shave surgery is the only structural aesthetic change that can be done on the neck. (since the thyroid cartilage is the only protruding non-soft tissue prominence) While commonly identified with transgender surgery today the tracheal shave procedure can also be performed in cis males who have too much Adam’s apple projection. (Usually Read More…
Background: One of the common and popular body contouring surgeries today is the Brazilian Butt Lift or BBL surgery. The goal of the surgery is to create a larger buttock appearance. The name, however, doesn’t really describe how the procedure creates this effect and is even a bit misleading. In reality this is a fat Read More…
Background: Bicep implants are the primary method of aesthetic muscle augmentation of the arms. While there are tricep and forearm implants as well they are not done as frequently as that of the bicep muscle. There are different locations for the bicep implant placement and the incisional access to do so. Each has their own Read More…
Background: Chin augmentation using an implant is commonly viewed as a ‘simple and easy’ procedure. It is certainly the least complicated of all facial implant procedures as it involves only a single implant placement on the front edge of the chin bone. And while there are few anatomic obstacles on the way to the chin, Read More…
Background: The back of the head is prone to having several types of aesthetically unfavorable bony projections. These come from the occipital bone which makes up all of the lower back of the head. Its primary function is to protect the brain from trauma and provides a broad surface for the muscle attachments of the Read More…
Background: Silicone injections to the genitals (penis and scrotum) is a known method for aesthetic enlargement of these genital structures. While not an FDA-approved procedure or injection material it is often done outside the U.S.. Such silicone injections create their effect as the material is non-resorbable. The body has no known enzymes to break the Read More…
Background: Microstomia is defined as a shortened size of the mouth that causes some functional impairment. There are multiple causes of microstomia from congenital to traumatic. There is also aesthetic microstomia, better called a small mouth, which has no functional impairment but is aesthetically out of balance to the rest of the facial features. Microstomia Read More…
Background: The effects of deformational plagiocephaly are most significantly seen on the back of the head. This is not surprising as most of the potential deformation comes from either how the fetus is positioned in utero or how the baby lies after birth. While not conclusively proven, although a biologically sound theory, is that 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...