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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...
Background: Buttock implants can be placed either in the subfascial, intramuscular or submuscular location. Each pocket location has its advantages and disadvantages. While the intra- and submuscular pocket locations have many advantages their one disadvantage is the size of implant that can be placed. As a general rule, implant sizes of 400ccs or less can Read More…
Background: Chin implants exert their effects by a soft tissue release which then floats on top of an intervening implant placed between it and the bone. In other words chin implants require that several osteocutaneous ligaments be detached from the bone along with the periosteum to create an adequate pocket for the implant placement. This Read More…
The most common bony chin augmentation procedure is that of the sliding genioplasty. By cutting the bony end of the chin and moving it forward it creates the autologous version of a chin implant. But unlike most standard chin implants the bony genioplasty has some greater dimensional capabilities. One of its main advantages over a Read More…
While breast augmentation surgery has been performed for decades on millions of women there is not a completely shared consensus on their immediate postoperative management. Some plastic surgeons place patients on limited physical activities after surgery while other plastic surgeons do not. It is probably more common that a limited physical activity protocol is followed Read More…
In the November 2021 issue of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery journal an article was published on ‘Why Primary Rhinoplasty Fails’. A previous discussion of their preoperative factors that contribute to undesired rhinoplasty outcomes has been done. Now onward to discuss the intraoperative techniques to help prevent common postoperative rhinoplasty problems. INTRAOPERATIVE Creating A Read More…
Rhinoplasty is well known to be a challenging facial reshaping surgery. This is because of its many anatomic components and the lack of an exact science as to how their alteration and healing will translate into the patient’s desired aesthetic effect. Considerable debate has existed for decades as to which approach to rhinoplasty, open vs Read More…
Background: There are many features of the face that have gender specific shapes. This serves as the basis for facial feminization and masculinization surgery. While these are not always absolutes and there is some gender neutrality when the magnitude of any of these facial feature prominences is not as strong, the general concepts still apply. Read More…
Background: Aesthetic augmentation of the lower jaw has been done by a variety of autologous and implant methods. However when it comes to a complete jawline augmentation, as defined by changes at the corners (chin and jaw angles) that are connected, the options become more limited. The chin wing osteotomy, little known in the U.S. Read More…
Background: The undereye region of the midface is open to variable interpretations of what that is. As a result there are different terms that apply to describing undereye deficiency concerns of which tear troughs and hollows are the most commonly used. The anatomic basis for their appearance and how they can treated is, however, different. Read More…
Facial aging is a gradual process that is largely the descent of the soft tissues due to increasing laxity and loss of some of their bony attachments. There is also a component of facial bone loss which affects soft tissue support. Most anti-aging facial surgeries are about resuspending and/or removal of loose soft tissues. (e.g. 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...