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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: Chin augmentation by either an implant or a sliding genioplasty can be a very effective lower facial enhancement for many patients. But given the length and surface area of the jawline it is important to remember that it occupies only about 20% of the total surface area of the bony lower face. Thus it Read More…
The buccal fat pad is as well known collection of facial fat that is the frequent site of surgical extraction. Unlike aesthetic fat removal from almost anywhere else in the body, which is by liposuction, the buccal fat pad is removed en bloc. Unlike subcutaneous fat and as the name implies it is a discrete Read More…
Background: The occipital knob is for many one of the most smallest of the aesthetic skull deformities. While its surface area is relatively small the degree of protrusion it creates can be significant. Besides its aesthetic prominence it can also cause some discomfort for some when laying on it and be an impediment in the Read More…
Background: The sliding genioplasty is the autologous option for chin augmentation. It s a versatile procedure from a dimensional standpoint and can provide significant horizontal advancements, vertical lengthening/shortening and width narrowing but is limited in being able to create increased chin width. It is the only option, short of injectable fillers and fat, for patients Read More…
Background: The shape of he chin is typically perceived in how it is seen from different angles…in the static non-smiling position. But it can also present aesthetic abnormalities when one is smiling from a dynamic standpoint. One very specific dynamic chin shape is soft tissue chin pad ptosis. Ptosis of the chin is typically associated Read More…
Background: The appearance of the ear is primarily affected by the amount and shape of its cartilage component. Only the earlobe escapes this effect because it contains no cartilage. The most common shape abnormality of the ear is when it protrudes due to either an excessive conchal bowl, a weak or absent antihelical cartilage fold Read More…
Background: Soft tissue trauma is not uncommon around the prominent brow bone region of the upper third of the face. When the eyebrow soft tissues are compressed against the edge of the brow bone usually the soft tissue will separate before the bone fractures creating a laceration. Because this laceration involves a hair bearing area, Read More…
Jaw angles implants are the complement to chin implants for aesthetic enhancement of the back of the jaw. Custom jawline implants is the best option for complete lower facial augmentation. Besides their unique aesthetic effects they also share the need for intraoral incisions for insertion and positioning. While numerous type of facial implants are placed Read More…
The introduction of hydroxyapatite bone cements (HAC) in the 1990s, based upon an extensive experimental and clinical history of proven osteoconductive responses in maxillofacial surgery as granules and blocks in the 1980s, was a welcome alternative to acrylic (methyl methacrylate) in cranioplasty and skull augmentations.The ability to intraoperatively mix and mold a liquid and powder Read More…
Background: The thick hair bearing scalp can develop a variety of benign soft tissue masses/tumors. Lipomas, dermoid cysts and pilomatrixomas are the most common and develop from natural structures that exists in the scalp. (fat, sweat/oil glands and hair follicles) Most such masses are readily identifiable when they are seen by exposing and removing them 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...