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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: Chin implants are typically perceived as a ‘simple’ procedure that is easy to do with a high rate of success. The reality of chin augmentation is, however, far different. While the implant is responsible for creating the effect the preoperative implant style and size selection as well as its surgical placement determines its success. Read More…
Background: Aesthetic augmentation of the hips is far more challenging that other body areas for two reasons. First the common use of injection fat grafting, unlike that of the buttocks, has far less predictable results. Fat survives more poorly in the hips than the buttocks for unknown reasons. Second, there are no standard hip implants Read More…
Background: Total jawline augmentation has historically been done by a combination of standard chin and jaw angle implants. While effective for some they ‘fail’ as often as they succeed for three reasons. First when three implants are placed around the curve of the jawline perfect placement of symmetry of them is very difficult to achieve. Read More…
Testicular enlargement for aesthetic enhancement can be done with one of two implant techniques…side by side and a wraparound concept. The choice between the two depends on the natural size of one’s testicles. With very small testicles (3.5cms or less) displacement by much larger sized implants (the operative words here are much larger) is usually Read More…
One form of facial reshaping is reduction for a slimmer, narrow or overall smaller face. Reductive facial reshaping procedures include bony operations such as cheek and jaw reduction. While these bony reductions are done intraorally, their effects are ultimately going to be seen based on how well the soft tissues shrink around the smaller bone Read More…
The use of injectable fillers in the treatment of temporal hollowing is common. It can be debated whether the hollowing is due to fat atrophy, muscle thinning or both. Contemporary thought is that temporal hollowing is due to fat atrophy, hence the targeting of injectable filler placement into the temporal fat pad regions. It is Read More…
Shouldering narrowing surgery is based on a straightforward premise of shortening the length of the clavicle on each side. Besides the length of the clavicle bone removed the success of the procedure is bases on satisfactory bone healing. Like bone fractures elective bone osteotomies can successfully heal if the two bone ends are held rigidly Read More…
Background: The development of the external ear is one of the most complex embryological features in the head and neck region. Its origin is from six mesenchymal proliferations of the 1st and 2nd pharyngeal arches, also known as the auricular hillocks, which initially appear at six weeks in utero and is fully formed by the Read More…
Background: Ample projection of the midface is determined by numerous bony and soft tissue landmarks. The most classic sign of a midface deficiency is an underbite. The more posterior positioning of the maxillary arch compared to the mandibular teeth can occur in isolation but often is also part of a more global midface deficiency. In Read More…
The testicles are a unique anatomic structure in the scrotum. They are basically oblong firm structures that are suspended inside the scrotal tissues by a neuromuscular cord and enveloping fascia. Despite having an attached cord the testicles are relatively free floating which is a necessary feature given their location between the inner thighs. The most common 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...