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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: Testicle implants have a fairly long history of clinical use and their compositions have evolved over this time period. Like almost all aesthetic body implants they have their origin as either a solid or silicone gel-filled oval shaped implant. They had a tab on one end to serve as a point of suture fixation Read More…
The most common bony chin procedure performed, both historically and currently, is the sliding genioplasty. Its most recognized dimensional change is implied in its name, sliding forward, or horizontal augmentation. When used to increase the height of the chin it is known as a vertical lengthening bony genioplasty. But when used to change the width Read More…
Background: The success of shoulder width narrowing by clavicle reduction osteotomies depends on stable plate and screw fixation. Holding the bones in place until the body starts to knit the two cut ends together requires them to be held in stable proximity for the first month after surgery. Such fixation success depends on having a Read More…
Background: Pectus excavatum is a well known congenital chest deformity that when severe enough justifies surgical correction. The historic operation is the Ravitch procedure introduced back in the early 1950s. It has become improved and is now for some time been performed as the modified Ravitch procedure in which the sternum and surrounding structures are Read More…
In aesthetic shoulder reduction surgery a segment of the clavicle from the inner aspect of its length is removed to achieve the narrowing effect. The first step in the process is to isolate the clavicle bone circumferentially to safely perform the bone removal and inward shoulder movement. There are numerous muscular attachments along its length Read More…
Background: Enhancing a face can imply a wide range of procedures. But for the younger patient who does not have appreciable signs of facial aging, it refers to improving its underlying structural support. Having the bone structure become more visible creates a more defined facial appearance. This augmentation of the facial bones can be done Read More…
Background: The soft tissue chin pad wraps over and around the bony end of the chin. Its movement is affected by a variety of muscles, most commonly the mentalis muscle which pulls the chin pad upward and protrudes the lower lip. But the movement of the chin pad can be affected by other muscles and Read More…
While buttock implants will never be used at the same frequency as that of fat injections (BBL surgery) for buttock augmentation, they do play a useful role in this form of body contouring surgery. Their role is when inadequate fat is available for BBL surgery and when fat injections have proven inadequate for the desired Read More…
Background: Aesthetic augmentation of the midface has historically been done using a set of available standard implant shapes. Cheek and tear trough implants have their roles but are best used on top of a more normal skeletal framework for modest aesthetic enhancements. In more significant midface retrusions there is a comprehensive skeletal deficiency that can Read More…
Brow augmentation is an infrequently performed facial bone augmentation procedure. Not that its potential benefits do not exist, but it suffers from an overall lack of aesthetic awareness by surgeons and no standard technique for doing so. As a result brow bone augmentation is done by a wide variety of materials from injectable fillers to 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...