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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...
Calf implants involve dissection from incisions on the back of the knee inferiorly down to the gastrocnemius muscle fascia. The fascia is then entered so that the implant can be placed underneath it on top of the muscle. There are two gastrocnemius muscles, an inner or medial muscle belly and an outer or lateral muscle Read More…
Background: The shape of the lower face is affected by the posteriorly paired jaw angle bones. The jaw angles are three-dimensional structures which have length, width and a shape influenced by the posterior projection of the intersection of its posterior and inferior borders. While located in the back part of the lower face the symmetry Read More…
Background: A flat back of the head is the most common aesthetic skull deformity in my experience. It may present as a plagiocephalic appearance with a one-sided flatness or a brachcephalic appearance with an overall (bilateral) flatness. It is most common to see a combination where one side is flatter but the patient wants both Read More…
Cheek implant augmentation in a male must be considered differently than in a female. There are significant gender differences in the desired midface effect. Females typically desire a more anterior oval-shaped fullness that has been associated with attractive female faces. That is exactly the look that most men don’t want because it has a feminizing Read More…
Background: Despite the chin implant being viewed as a ‘simple’ facial implant procedure, it is still capable of having problems related to style/size selection as well as positioning on the bone. While infection and hematoma is always possible with chin implant surgery the vast majority of revisional/secondary surgeries are related to some feature of the Read More…
Background: The shape of the head in the front view usually has a near half circle shape. While the original sagittal suture line may be the highest point of the skull it should gradually go to the sides (parasagittal region) into the temporal region with a very gradual slope. For women this head shape may Read More…
Temporal augmentation can be done by a variety of techniques from injections to surgery. The typical progression for patients seeking improvement in their temporal hollowing is to first use an injectable approach. A wide variety of synthetic fillers have been used successfully but their effects are not permanent. Fat injections are often done as a Read More…
Background: The chin-jawline is the border that separates the face from the neck. The more pronounced the skeletal lower third of the face is the less the neck is seen. While the entire jawline contributes to the projection of the lower face, the chin makes the greatest contribution since it is a single point projection Read More…
Background: The elongated earlobe, whether by natural development or has occurred by aging, is never viewed as a positive aesthetic ear feature. It is the only part of the ear that has no cartilage and is comprised of soft tissue only. It can be stretched by gravity or being weighed down over time by various Read More…
Background: There are many types of aesthetic skull deformities that can be treated by bone and muscle modifications. When to comes to the side of head from the eye to the back of the head this is the only area of the skull which is covered by muscle. The temporal muscle has its origins along 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...