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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...
A sliding genioplasty is an effective multidimensional chin reshaping procedure. Because it alters the bone along the inferior border through a pedicle bone flap repositioning, the profile of the chin bone is changed. This profile change is commonly called the bony stepoff, which is most evident in significant forward advancements…although it occurs with any type Read More…
Background: Asymmetry of any paired facial bony structure is not uncommon including the jaw angles. The jaw angles create the width of the lower face in the front view and the slope of the mandibular plane angle in the side view. Because of their bilateral protruding (or lack of protrusion) nature it is fairly easy Read More…
While the chin can have a wide variety of different dimensional appearances, it has only a few potential topographic features. The labiomental fold is the superior horizontal indentation that may be present and the lower soft tissue chin pad can have indentations of various shapes from circular (dimples) to vertical. (clefts) It is common misconception Read More…
Background: The ear is the most complex topographic feature of the face. (even though it is technically not on the face. It is a seemingly convoluted mix of ridges and valleys that have different variations amongst people which makes the ear almost as person specific as a fingerprint. The most visually evident feature of the Read More…
Background: V line surgery has become popular over the past decade for those seeking a slimmer lower face. It has its origins in Asia where fuller and wider lower jaws are more common, particularly in women. It is a procedure that is done by a combination of an oblique line of jaw angle and body Read More…
Background: The LeFort I osteotomy is a well known midface procedure that repositions the upper jaw bone. To perform the procedure a complete subperiosteal undermining is needed across the entire maxilla including around the pyriform aperture. A well known adverse aesthetic sequelae of this procedure is widening of the nostrils due to the lateral pull Read More…
Otoplasty for protruding ears is the most commonly performed aesthetic procedure of the external ear. Its technical execution has been described by a large number of cartilage manipulation techniques to make the ear less prominent. What is shared by every technique is that the goal is to bent the ear framework into a modified shape Read More…
Background: The shape of the forehead is affected by numerous bony and soft tissue landmarks. While the forehead can have a wide variety of shapes from flatter to more rounded and from more vertical in inclination to more sloped, the one consistent feature that is desired is smoothness. The exposed and usually tight skin of Read More…
The long upper third of the face, or the vertically long forehead, can only be treated by one fundamental approach…lower the hairline. To do such forehead reduction requires either hair transplantation or the frontal hairline advancement procedure. There are advantages and disadvantages to either approach and neither one is an ideal solution to every patient. Read More…
One of the most common questions about ligation of the superficial temporal artery (STA) is whether it is safe…meaning does cutting off the blood flow to the forehead and front of the scalp pose any problems? The answer is no. But understanding the blood flow patterns of the superficial temporal artery will provide some solace 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...