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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...
Facial feminization surgery (FFS) is a collection of over a dozen facial procedures done in an effort to soften the face and achieve a more feminine facial shape. Most of these procedures are reductive in nature and largely reduce the skeletal support of the face into a less angular and smaller shape. While not every Read More…
The development of postoperative infection is the main medical risk in most implant type surgeries. While the superior vascular supply to the face allows a lower risk of infection of implant placements in the face than in body implants, these procedures are still not infection free. This is particularly relevant when facial implants are placed Read More…
Background: V line surgery, sliding genioplasty and chin wing osteotomies all place the intrabony course of the inferior alveolar nerve at risk of injury. While the exit of the nerve from the bone at the mental foramen can be seen during surgery, the bone cut must be lower than the foramen level. The nerve has Read More…
Brow bone reduction surgery can be performed by two different methods. The most commonly used technique is a bone flap. This is where the anterior table of the frontal sinus is removed, reshaped and then put back. The other technique is bone burring in which the bone thickness is reduced by shaving. Both methods have Read More…
Treatment for varying degrees of flatness of the back of the head is the most common form of aesthetic skull augmentation. Done today using a custom design approach for the correction the optimal amount of back of head asymmetry and overall augmentation can be obtained. The relevant question with custom skull implants, now that the Read More…
The different materials available for standard and custom facial implants are well known and include silicone, Medpor, Goretex and PEEK in the U.S.. The first three are available in standard facial implants and silicone, Medpor and PEEK are available in custom facial implants. There are numerous differences between all of these implant materials and the Read More…
Background: Forehead augmentation has been done by numerous techniques over the years. Historically it has been most commonly done by bone cements but has largely been replaced today by custom forehead implant designs. Establishing the exact dimensions needed and in a smooth fashion from top to bottom and from side to side is most accurately Read More…
Iatrogenic ptosis of the soft tissue chin pad can occur for several reasons. The most commons causes are when a chin implant is removed and not replaced or when intraoral chin reduction is done by burring or a setback genioplasty. Correction of the resultant drooping chin pad is done by several different methods of which Read More…
Enlargement of the size of the testicles for aesthetic purposes can only be achieved with implants. Such testicle implants can be placed in either a side by side technique or as a wrap around implant. Each has their advantages and disadvantages as well as indications.The primary indication for the wraparound implant is when one’s natural Read More…
Shoulder narrowing surgery is an effective procedure based on a removal of a segment of the clavicle. As the clavicle is reduced in length the outer shoulder width moves inward in a near linear relationship of the bone that is removed. While shoulder width reduction is the objective of the procedure, its success is also 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...