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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...
Injectable fillers are one of the most commonly performed non-surgical aesthetic facial procedures performed. I would suspect that at least a million ccs of injectable fillers are placed in faces every year in the U.S. Of these injectable fillers the majority are composed of what is often called hyaluronic acids. The term ‘acid’ seems incongruous Read More…
Background: One of the classic debates in augmentative rhinoplasty is whether it should be done by either an alloplastic or autogenous technique. This debate has gone on for many decades and the reality is that it is not really a debate at all. Rather it should be a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of Read More…
The sliding genioplasty is a well known chin reshaping procedure that has its origins in the weak chin were advancement of the bone was needed. In this more straightforward application wire ligatures were originally used to hold the cut bone into its new position. Such wire ligature fixation was replaced with more rigid forms using Read More…
Botox injections can be used for a wide variety of aesthetic and medical conditions. In the face Botox is widely used for elective deanimation of numerous muscles for wrinkle and undesirable facial expression reductions. It is also used for aesthetic facial reshaping by reduction of the size of the masseter muscles. While not usually permanent Read More…
Background: Reduction of the wide or convex head shape is most effectively done through muscle removal. The temporal muscle is quite large with its origins along the long temporal line of the skull from which it extends down into a funnel shape through which is passes under the zygomatic arch. Once under the arch this Read More…
Background: Custom skull implants for the flat back of the head are one of the most frequently requested types of augmentative skull reshaping. They are very effective at achieving an improved back of the head shape whether it is for correction of asymmetry or for an enhanced contour. As long as the implant design does Read More…
Despite the small size of the corner of the mouth, it appearance can have a major effect on the appearance of one’s disposition. The mouth corner is generally overlooked as long as it has a neutral or level orientation. But once is starts to head south with facial aging (or just exists that way by Read More…
Defining facial beauty or attractiveness has been done for centuries. Most of the time it is discussed from an artist’s perspective looking at ratios, linear measurements, angles and proportions. While these all have merit surgery is not like making a painting or creating a sculpture. It is far less precise and the influence of how Read More…
The sometimes aesthetically prominent and often pulsatile artery that crosses from the temporal hairline into the forehead is the anterior branch of the superficial temporal artery. This can be very effectively treated by a multilevel ligation technique through very small incisions. Typically three microincisions are used located at the temporal hairline, lateral forehead and right Read More…
Background: Custom skull implants can be made in an endless number of designs and can treat a wide variety of head shape issues. Most custom skull implant designs come down to either partial or complete types. This relates to how much of the skull’s surface area is covered by the implant. Partial implant designs are 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...