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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...
The anterior thigh muscles can be aesthetically augmented based on subfascial placement of an implant along the rectus femoris and vastus lateralis quad muscles. This raises the question of whether the posterior thigh can also be augmented although I am not aware of it yet being done. Thus this requires a look at the anatomy Read More…
Background: Midface deficiencies are an interesting area of the face to augment as it is one of the few facial areas that has a significant concave shape to it. It also poses some anatomic issues with the prominent location of the infraorbital nerve. Traditionally midface augmentation was perceived as only being able to be effectively Read More…
Background: The desired shape of the chin can be very gender specific. Men often prefer a wider and even a more square chin shape. Conversely women usually prefer a more narrow chin shape and most contemporarily a tapered v-shape. While achieving a wider chin shape in men usually requires addition using an implant, attaining a Read More…
Aesthetic augmentation of the skull can be done on any of its five surfaces using a custom implant approach. Based on a 3D skull CT scan virtually any implant can be designed within the limits of how much the scalp can stretch to accommodate it. While the design possibilities are considerable there are no established Read More…
Temporal implants are unique amongst al other forms of face and skull implants for two specific reasons. First it is a soft tissue implant as its intent is to augment the temporal muscle and not bone as the very outer surface of the side of the head is muscle. Secondly it is an implant that Read More…
Background: The occipital knob is the protrusion of bone that occurs in the midline at the bottom of the back of the skull. Everyone has an occipital knob but it usually becomes much bigger and noticeable in some men. This may be due to the short hair that men have that makes it more noticeable Read More…
Background: Undereye hollows are a very common aesthetic concern. It occurs for a variety of anatomic reasons from fat atrophy/loss to skeletal deficiencies. The most common treatment is injectable fillers which can have good success but is not complication free. Irregularities and over/undercorrection are not uncommon post injection outcomes. But the one outcome issue that Read More…
Prominent temporal arteries, an aesthetic forehead affliction that occurs primarily in men, is best treated by a ligation technique. Specifically this is a vessel tie off method that uses a stair step ligation approach to try and ensure that anterograde and retrograde blood flow is eliminated from the visible vessel pathway. This typically involves at Read More…
Background: Lower jaw augmentation surgery is requested for a variety of aesthetic reasons. Most commonly patients are interested in improvement in their jaw shape, feeling that is weak or ill defined. While this is often perceived as being in the horizontal direction for the chin and at the width of the jaw angles, more patients Read More…
Reduction of a prominent trachea in the transfeminine patient is a common part of many facial feminization surgeries. It is the smallest of all FFS surgeries but is still of great value to many patients. Usually done directly through a transcutaneous approach the most prominent anterior part of the paired thyroid cartilages are shaved down. 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...