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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: Prominent temporal arteries are very common in men. Everyone has seen some male (probably a lot more than just one) with the appearance of ‘worms’ on the sides of their forehead. While often referred to as veins that are arteries which is given away by their classic serpiginous pattern. (veins are more vertical and Read More…
Management of the tip of the nose in rhinoplasty surgery is the most dimensionally complex of all its potential shape changes. It is also open to high levels of scrutiny as it surrounded by easily identifiable landmarks as in the nostrils, columella and the protruding tip. There are two basic dimensional projection changes of the Read More…
Rib removal in aesthetic surgery is associated with waistline narrowing. Once thought to be a myth, the partial removal of the downwardly sloped free floating ribs is a valid surgical procedure that does remove bony support of the lateral waistline. But to make the procedure effective there are some basic steps to maximize its potential Read More…
Background: Augmentation rhinoplasty can be done using either synthetic implants or autologous cartilage grafts. Each approach has its distinct advantages and disadvantages and debates have existed amongst rhinoplasty surgeons for decades about the merits of each approach. But around the world the most common method of augmentation rhinoplasty probably used is with an implant for Read More…
Replacing standard jaw implants with a custom jawline implant is not an uncommon upgrade for some patients. While standard chin and jaw angle implants can produce good results in the properly selected patient, their lack of connectivity creates the potential for malpositioning and difficulty with symmetry at the jaw angles. It is important to think Read More…
Aesthetic nasal surgery is divided into a total external reshaping (rhinoplasty) or external reshaping combined with functional airway surgery. (septorhinoplasty) By its name it is obvious that septorhinoplasty includes management of a deviated septum as part of improving the ability to breathe through one’s nose. While many deviated septums are not that apparent externally if Read More…
Chin asymmetries are not rare and can occur by a variety of developmental issues. The lower jaw can have developed with two different sized rami which becomes evident at the most anterior projecting point of the chin with its deviation to the shorter ramus side. The jawline behind the chin may be symmetric but the Read More…
The desire for head widening can have several different meanings/objectives. It may refer to a widening of the side of the head that excludes that of the forehead, accurately described as temporal head widening. The other form of head widening is where it includes the side of the forehead and often the back end of Read More…
Rhinoplasty is a collection of a variety of tissue manipulations to reshape the nose. Almost invariably to undertake these manipulations portions of the nose must be dismantled and then put back together again, either being reduced, augmented or simply reshaped.. This is no better illustrated the when it comes to dorsal reduction, one of the Read More…
The most successful method for cheek augmentation in most males is augmentation along the infraorbital-zygomatic arch line using an infraorbital-malar (IOM) implant. Since this creates a line of horizontal bone enhancement across the cheek area, it successfully creates the often sought after high cheekbone look. This is in contrast to what a standard oval cheek 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...