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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...
Temporal reduction is a skull reshaping procedures that focuses on reducing the width/convexity at the side of the head. Unlike skull reduction on the front, top and back of the head, which is exclusively composed of bone, the sides of the head are covered by soft tissues most of which is muscle. For this anatomic Read More…
Brow bone augmentation is one of the least performed facial augmentation procedures as evidenced by the lack of any preformed implant to do it. This does not mean, however, that male patients don’t have brow bone deficiency concerns and a desire to address it. One uncommon indication for brow bone augmentation is asymmetry where one Read More…
Background: Osteomas are well known benign bony growths that have a predilection for the skull. They are probably best known in the forehead as this prominent location drives patients to have them removed due to their visibility. They always occur as solitary bony bumps of varying sizes and quite frequently have a prior history of Read More…
There are a variety of basic head shape abnormalities in adults of which the narrow head shape is one of them. The narrow head shape is most commonly perceived by having diminished width from one temporal area to the other in the front view. (bitemporal width) This can often involve the forehead and/or back of Read More…
The shape of the cheek area of the midface is influenced by a variety of anatomic structures, all of which are soft tissue in composition. This soft tissue makeup varies based on which level of the cheek one is addressing in what I refer to as the trampoline area, which is the soft tissue that Read More…
Background: Men often seek testicular enlargement due to loss of size from hormone therapy or natural aging. While testicle implants come in a variety of sizes, the first consideration is what type of testicle implant does one want. While they come in two different compositions (saline and silicone) I am specifically referring to the implant Read More…
Background: Aesthetic enhancement of the lower jaw, also known as jawline augmentation, can be done by several different methods. For the sake of clarification, jaw augmentation means more than just chin augmentation. It means enlargement of the entire inferolateral border of the mandible from one jaw angle across the chin to the other jaw angle. Read More…
Background: Since chin reduction is not as commonly requested or performed as chin augmentation the techniques to do so are not often well understood. In the traditional macrogenia female, the reflex operation for most plastic surgeons is an intraoral burring chin reduction technique. It is a reflex operation because the first thought is in how Read More…
Background: While the sliding genioplasty can produce a variety of bone movements, its most common dimensional change is horizontal advancement. While the benefits of horizontal bone advancement are seen in the front end of the chin, there are potential liabilities at its back end. As the chin bone is advanced, depending on how much it Read More…
Breast augmentation is a cosmetic procedure that ultimately comes down to choices of the type of implant used, pocket location and what type of incision to use. Each of these decisions plays a role in the short and long term outcome of the surgery. All of these variables have been studied in numerous publications over 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...