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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...
One of the most common requests for skull augmentation is for a flat back of the head. In many cases this is for an asymmetric flattening known as plagiocephaly. But in others it is for a symmetric flattening better known as brachycephaly. In the non-synostotic forms of brachycephaly the back of the head lacks projection Read More…
Background: One of the most common aesthetic skull deformities is a flat back of the head. Such flatness can occur in a variety of ways of which the most common is when it affects just one side. (plagiocephaly) The other type of flatness is when it affects both sides, technically known as brachycephaly. Although in Read More…
Background: The sliding genioplasty for chin augmentation is a procedure that requires a greater commitment from the patient than a chin implant. This is from the perspective of reversibility or modification, it is harder to secondarily change its position than that of an implant. But in actuality it is no harder than the original procedure Read More…
The open rhinoplasty is the most commonly used approach to nose reshaping surgery due to the operative visibility that it provides. The external skin incision located on the columella, which is really the smallest length of the incision needed for an open rhinoplasty, is however the most visible. Back in the day when the open Read More…
The most common surgical upper lip rejuvenation procedure is the subnasal lip lift. Whether it is of congenital or aging origin, an elongated upper lip is associated with an undesired perioral appearance. With a longer upper lip, particularly if it is age-related, the amount of visible vermilion (pink part) usually becomes less as well. With Read More…
Background: Large augmentative skull implants are indicated when there is a congenitally head shape deformity that lacks height as well as width. When these dimensional increases are significant such cases almost always requires a first stage scalp expansion or having had a prior skull implant in place. Despite the relatively large size of the implant Read More…
Chin augmentation, whether by an implant or a sliding genioplasty, is one of the most commonly performed facial reshaping procedures. While it has many benefits it has one potential aesthetic liability…deepening of the labiomental fold. It is not a question of whether this will occur after chin augmentation but whether it will be significant or Read More…
Testicle implants are an effective method for reconstruction of a previously removed testicle. Whether the testicle was removed months or years ago a testicle implant can be successfully placed. In almost all cases that I have seen the removed testicle is taken from a high scrotal or inguinal incision. While an existing incision is always Read More…
Background: The historic and still commonly performed method of lower jaw augmentation is with the use of standard chin and jaw angle implants. Three in dependently placed implants on the bony corners of the lower face can effectively create a more visible or defined jawline. Barring any complications many implanted patients go on to live Read More…
Background: While chin augmentation is a commonly performed facial reshaping procedure, there are some basic concepts about it that can be overlooked. First, there are gender differences between what the ideal chin position may be. Too often this is overlooked in women who are far more likely to end up over corrected than under corrected. 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...