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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...
Reduction of wide or broad shoulders can be successfully done by clavicle osteotomies. By removing a segment of the largely horizontally oriented clavicle the shoulder moves in a near equal amount as the length of bone removed. This is an operation in which the risk of being overdone is virtually nil as the shoulders can Read More…
Background: There is a classic debate that occurs in chin augmentation as to whether it should be done by an implant or moving the chin bone. There are a lot of factors that go into that decision for each patient from an emotional preference to cost and recovery. But all of those issues aside one Read More…
Background: While standard chin and jaw angle implants have their role to play in lower facial augmentation, there is no comparison to what a total jawline implant can do. As the name implies, it differs because it creates a line of augmentation along the entire border surface area of the lower jaw. In effect think Read More…
The use of tissue expansion is a time honored technique in plastic surgery for scalp reconstruction. With loss of hair-bearing scalp due to trauma or oncologic resection stretching out the surrounding scalp to provide coverage for what was lost is one of the original uses of the tissue expansion concept. Its works particularly well in Read More…
Background: Augmentation of the legs is traditionally done by calf implants. They are the only FDA-approved standard leg implants that have existed…and will likely ever be. But that does not mean that other leg muscles can not be augmented but they have to be done on an individual custom designed basis. The lessons learned from Read More…
Background: The shape of the head is largely controlled by the contour and thickness of the various skull bones. The lone exception is the side of the head from the lateral orbital rim all the way to the back of the head on which the temporalis muscle runs. It is the thickness of this muscle Read More…
Preservation of nasal airway breathing is an essential element of rhinoplasty surgery. One of the frequently used maneuvers in nose reshaping is dorsal hump reduction which is the most frequent causes of decreasing airflow due to internal nasal valve collapse. To prevent this adverse postoperative event the use of middle vault spreader grafts has been Read More…
Background: Chin augmentation using an implant is the most common form of facial augmentation. It has been around for over a half century and is generally thought of a straightforward procedure with a high success rate. And this is true when it is applied for modest chin deficiencies that are associated with no significant lower Read More…
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a common radiologic diagnostic test that has proven invaluable for evaluating soft tissue abnormalities, often used in the head and neck area. Because it does not expose the patient to radiation it is also considered a very safe study to undergo. But despite avoiding radiation an MRI does pose some Read More…
Background: Midface augmentation is a general term that could affect any of the number of bony surfaces that make up the middle third of the face. The infraorbital rims and maxilla provide anterior augmentation surfaces for forward projection while the zygomatic body and arch provide lateral augmentation surfaces for adding midface width. By far the 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...