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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: The clavicle is the well observed bone that sits horizontally between the shoulder and the sternum. But despite its seemingly simple assignment the anatomy of its shape is far more complex than most would think given what it exists to do. It has the most obvious function of attaching the upper arm to the Read More…
The definitive aesthetic jaw augmentation procedure is the custom jawline implant. It provides a complete three dimensional change to the lower face in a predetermined planned manner. But as part of the preoperative planning process a complete assessment of the lower jaw bone can be seen in the 3D CT scans needed for the custom Read More…
The sliding genioplasty is a well known autologous method of chin augmentation. Just like a chin implant the dimensions of the desired chin augmentation effect need to be determined before the surgery not during the surgery. Surgery is an artificial environment in which really seeing the effect of a chin augmentation change can not accurately Read More…
Background: The large temporal muscle occupies the entire side of the head even though its function is to contribute to movement of the lower jaw. Like the masseter muscle its masticatory activity can be a source of painful symptoms. Hyperactivity, nerve compression and vascular occlusion can be a source of such pain although the exact Read More…
The length of the upper lip is an important and very changeable element of perioral aesthetics. Whether it is due to aging or naturally long upper lip it can be shortened by a variety of surgical excisional techniques of which the subnasal lip lift is the most well known and performed. While once regarded as Read More…
Background: Aesthetic skull augmentation have been done by two types of implantable materials, bone cements vs performed custom implants. These two skull augmentation materials have very different handling properties which not only affects their intraoperative placement but leads to major differences in what either one can aesthetically achieve. Failure to understand these differences leads many Read More…
The use of standard chin and jaw angle implants can be an effective approach for many male jaw augmentation patients. But as three separate implants it does not create a controlled linear shape to the jawline due to the lack of connectivity between the implants. As a result some standard jaw augmentation patients will graduate Read More…
Background: The forehead occupies a full upper third of the face and has a significant influence on the appearance of its shape. Part of framing the upper face is also the frontal and temporal hairline which can influence the appearance of the width of the forehead. Also contributing to the width of the forehead is Read More…
Background: Bridge of the nose deficiencies are a common nasal shape concern and are usually congenital in origin. Occasionally it may also develop from nasal impaction injuries. A most origin of nasal bridge depression is from brow bone augmentation. As the frontonasal junction projection is increased as part of the brow bone augmentation the radix Read More…
Background: Aesthetic skull augmentations, like any other face and body areas, requires the placement of an implant to create the desired effect. What differentiates such skull augmentations is there are no preformed off-the-shelf implants to do so and the overlying soft tissues (scalp) imposes some natural implant size limitations due to its natural tightness. 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...