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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...
Soft tissue cheek reduction is most commonly associated with the well known buccal lipectomy procedure. Through an intraoral incision in the maxillary vestibule, the encapsulated buccal fat pas is accessed by passing through the upper fibers of the buccinator muscle. Once inside its capsule, the main body of the buccal fat pad is extracted after Read More…
Background: There are several key differences between the male and female upper third of the face. The male forehead has prominent brow bones on its lower edge which are a combination of medial frontal sinus expansion mounds and lateral frontal bone ridges which extend into the lateral orbital rim. The suprabrow forehead has a minimally Read More…
Plagiocephaly is one of the recognized and perhaps most common of all the congenital skull deformities. By its name it means an oblique or twisted skull shape where the skull appears rotated around its central axis affecting the back, sides and forehead giving them an asymmetric shape. It typically affects the back of the head Read More…
Background: There are a wide variety of aesthetic head/skull shape deformities. One of the most common one that I see is the peaked head shape. From the front view the midline of the top of the head is the highest point with varying degrees of drop off from the midline of the skull down past Read More…
Of all the facial implants, jaw angle implants are the most challenging to accurately place. Whether it is a standard jaw angle implant or the jaw angle portion of a custom jawline implant getting the corner position of the implant (posterior-inferior angle) in the correct position is not easy or assured. This is so because Read More…
Background: Decreasing the projection of wide cheekbones can be done effectively by only one procedure, cheekbone reduction osteotomies. This well known procedure accomplishes this width reduction by a combination of anterior and posterior osteotomies The anterior osteotomy is done through an intraoral incision through the zygomatic body, the largest section of the cheekbone. The posterior Read More…
Background: While testicle implants are most commonly associated with the man who has lost a testicle, they are also done for pure aesthetic purposes as well. When used for cosmetic testicular enlargement they are designed to supplement two indwelling natural testicles. This can be done either by a side by side implant technique or a Read More…
Background: Cheek augmentation with implants has been around for over fifty years. While these implants have undergone various shape changes and are available in different materials over this time period, the most common cheek implant styles are oval in shape and are designed to augment the main zygomatic body. This creates an anterior cheek fullness Read More…
The sliding genioplasty is a well known chin augmentation procedure that achieves its effect without an implant. By moving the bony front end of the lower jaw the soft tissue chin pad is pushed forward increasing the projection of the lower face. While the sliding genioplasty has virtually none of the potential complications of an Read More…
Custom skull implants have proven to be the superior method for any form of aesthetic skull augmentation. Being able to preoperatively design an implant based on the patient’s 3D CT scan providesthe best chance to achieve a smooth and an effective augmentation result. The preformed implant also allows the smallest possible scalp incision and scar 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...