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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...
The reduction of almost any facial bone is a lot more challenging than augmenting it. Unlike augmentation which pushes out the overlying soft tissue, eliminating any concern about adverse soft tissue effects, facial bone reductions always runs the risk of soft tissue laxity/sagging. In addition, while facial bone augmentations are achieved by a smooth implant Read More…
Rib removal is a surgery that is performed as the last effort to maximize waistline narrowing. It is associated with what its name implies, rib removal, and is commonly believed that this is all that is done ding the surgery. But rib removal surgery is actually a collection of procedures which treat all tissues elements Read More…
Neck contouring is a frequently requested procedure whether due to age-related sagging or congenital fullness. The desired contour of the neck as seen in profile is defined by the cervicomental angle. While people have a 90 degree cervicomental angle or can even ever achieve it, a neck angle in the 100 to120 degree range is Read More…
Background: Jawline augmentation with standard implants employs ‘spot’ augmentation at its corners. (chin and jaw angles) Custom implant augmentation, however, covers the entire jawline and, as a result, has a more profound and complete effect on the lower third of the face. Because of its circumferential coverage it provides a true three dimensional change to Read More…
Background: Pectoral implants for men are in theory the aesthetic equivalent of breast implants in women. While this is true as a method of aesthetic chest enhancement, there are numerous significant differences between them. Those differences can be traced to what the anatomic enhancement is meant to achieve. For women the end result is an Read More…
Background: The chin is most commonly thought of as being deficient in the horizontal dimension. But there are also instances where the chin may have adequate forward projection but is deficienct in length or height. This is the most frequently overlooked dimensional deficiency of the chin in my experience as it is not uncommon to Read More…
Background: Augmentation by numerous methods is by far the most common aesthetic lip procedure. Going the other way, as in lip reductions, is a much more uncommon lip size change. But there are patients who feel embarrassed by the natural size of their lips and desire them to be reduced. In addition to its infrequency Read More…
The endoscopic browlift is a well known upper facial rejuvenation procedure that has over twenty years of clinical experience. Rather than excising scalp or forehead skin the procedure achieves its effects through an epicranial shift. This means that the scalp is loosened from the brow bones all the way to he back of the head…which Read More…
Facial reshaping is both a patient’s aesthetic goal as well as a surgical strategy. Patient goals are often stated, as an example, of desiring slimmer or more defined facial features. Patients may have some idea as to what procedures may help achieve that effect but may not know all their options nor how they work Read More…
Temporal implants provide a permanent volume enhancement of the natural and/or congenital hollowing that can occur by the side of the eye. Such implants are typically placed through a vertical incision at or behind the temporal hairline. As the procedure was originally described the incision was back in the temporal hairline. But my extensive experience 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...