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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 surgical method for waistline narrowing, behind that of traditional soft tissue removals, is that of rib removal surgery. There are different interpretations of what rib removal surgery is as there is no one definitive technique given the infrequent patient requests and the very few surgeons who actually have any knowledge or actual experience in Read More…
Background: Chin implants can be inserted from either an external or intraoral approach. There are advantages and disadvantages with either approach and both can be equally successful with good surgical technique. While the intraoral approach is scarless it is prone to somewhat higher risks of malposition (superiorly) and infection. The most common of the two Read More…
Background: Chin implants are the most common form of aesthetic jaw augmentation, both historically and currently. Despite their effectiveness at the front edge on the jaw where they are placed, they affect less than one-third of the jawline surface area. Thus it is important for patients to understand what they can and can not. Patients Read More…
There are various manifestations of a midface that lacks adequate horizontal projection. But one of the most common is seen at the central midface around the base of the nose. The projection of the nose is highly influenced by the growth of the nasal septum and the development of the maxilla underneath it. Specifically the Read More…
Background: The sternum is the long flat bone running down the middle of the chest, serving as attachments for the clavicles and ribs. It typically has a convex outer surface as it descends inferiorly, becoming more narrow at its lowest point where it articulates with the xiploid process, sometimes referred to as the ensiform process. Read More…
Background: Chin implants are a common facial augmentation technique which has a high degree of patient satisfaction. A wide range of implant styles and sizes of various materials are available which do well for the vast majority of chin augmentation needs. But it is important to be aware that these implants work best when the Read More…
While the calf implant is the most recognized lower extremity muscle augmentation implant, it is not the only one. Often overlooked are implants for the upper lower leg, specifically quad implants for rectus femoris and vastus lateralis and medialis muscles. While far less performed than calf implants that is undoubtably due to the lack of Read More…
Background: The male forehead is well known to have several distinct topographic features that make it gender identifiable. The presence of brow bones is the most prominent of them and is created by the larger underlying frontal sinuses which create the raised angulated mounds next to the central glabella above the frontonasal junction. There also Read More…
Background: While the shape of the chin is definitely influenced by the overlying soft tissue its form can only be significantly changed by altering the bone. While implants have a well defined role in augmentative effects, reducing any of the chin’s dimensions requires altering the bone. Historically the most common bone altering procedure is the Read More…
Background: Custom skull implants provide the most effective form of aesthetic head shape augmentation.While the preoperative computer design process allows a skull implant to be created in just about any shape there are limits as to its size or thickness. The overlying scalp does not have limitless stretch and its response to underlying volumetric effects 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...