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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...
Background: Aesthetic skull reshaping surgery consists of a wide variety of reductive and augmentative procedure for head shape concerns. One of the most common augmentative procedures is for the back of the head using a custom designed skull implant. This is done for concerns of asymmetry, lack of adequate projection or a combination of both. Read More…
Background: Breast reduction is a commonly performed procedure particularly on younger patients even in their teens. At a young age large breasts can cause a variety of musculoskeletal symptoms as well as physical embarrassment which can benefit by breast reduction surgery. But breasts are rarely stable throughout a woman’s life as pregnancies, weight loss and Read More…
The most common lower extremity body contouring implant is that of the calfs. Both the inner and outer head of the gastrocnemius muscles can be augmented through incisions placed behind the knee. But there are other leg implants that can be done above the knee in the anterolateral thighs. Thigh or quad implants are available Read More…
Custom skull implants provide a contemporary method of aesthetic skull augmentation for a wide variety of head shape deficiencies. While the most common material for such custom skull implant is solid silicone, no skull augmentation material composition will allow tissue ingrowth. Tissue ingrowth should not be confused with tissue adhesion. Tissue ingrowth is where an Read More…
Buttock implants are ultrasoft solid silicone hemispherical devices. They have a role in buttock augmentation when the patient has insufficient fat for a BBL procedure or an inadequate BBL result to meet their aesthetic needs. They can be placed either inside the gluteus maximus muscle or on top of it. They are advantages with either Read More…
Revisional rhinoplasty frequently needs cartilage grafts to be successful. This is particularly relevant when structural deficiencies has occurred resulting in an underprojected nose, breathing difficulties due to middle vault collapse or both. Often, however, the regional harvest sites of the septum and ear have been exhausted or have insufficient volume for the needed nasal support Read More…
Background: Cheek implants are the most common surgical method of midface augmentation. But determining what the shape and amount that the cheek augmentation should be for any particular patient is far from an exact science. Unlike chin implants, in which linear assessment and computer imaging can really help define what the patient wants to achieve, Read More…
The facelift is one of the most recognized facial plastic surgery procedures. Despite this public recognition it is also a facial rejuvenation procedure that is rife with many misconceptions about it. One of the most basic of those misconceptions is what it actually does or accomplishes. It primarily improves the lower third of the face, Read More…
Background: Lower leg contouring is most commonly done by liposuction. This is effective when the primary problem is caused by excess fat with a minimal amount of redundant skin. But when the skin becomes a major excess as well liposuction is not going to be optimally effective. This issue becomes magnified when the redundant skin Read More…
Background: One of the most recognized skull abnormalities is plagiocephaly. This is a term that literally means ‘twisted skull’ or medically known as cranioscoliosis. When viewed from above the head looks lopsided or rotated. This is typically seen as a flatness on one side of the back of the head with an associated forehead protrusion 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...