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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 use of breast and buttock implants are well established for aesthetic body augmentations and have a high degree of clinical success. Their success rate is largely dependent on the depth of the tissue pocket in which the implant is placed and the shape of the implant. An under the muscle (thick well vascularized tissue Read More…
The wide head typically means an increased bitemporal distance which also gives it a more convex shape from the front view. While the bitemporal distance seems like a single area on the side of the head that is made of a uniformly thick temporal muscle, it is not that anatomically simple. The temporal area of Read More…
Background: Structural waist reduction is synonymous with rib removal surgery. It is the next and last step beyond traditional soft tissue body contouring procedures. Rib removal exerts its effects by the combination of bone mass removal and the loss of thoracoabdominal muscle attachments. This allows the waistline to fall inward. How much it does so Read More…
Background: While facial feminization surgery (FFS) is now a recognized niche area of plastic surgery its counterpart, facial masculinization surgery (FMS) ,is less well known. While it has long been done in a limited fashion with some standard procedures. (e.g., chin augmentation) other procedures to specifically masculinize the face are less frequently performed or are Read More…
The sliding genioplasty is an autologous form of chin augmentation that has its own distinct advantages. Its effect is based on the position of the natural bone, is stable long term and and has little risk of perioperative infection and no long term infection risks. But it is an imperfect chin augmentation procedure in that Read More…
One of the potential aesthetic complications of jaw angle implant surgery is masseteric muscle dehiscence. Known also as implant reveal it is when there is lack of muscular coverage over the implanted jaw angle bone, creating a soft tissue contour deformity. This is most seen with jaw movement and chewing as the muscle is activated. Read More…
Body contouring in the waist region is currently restricted to modifications of skin and fat. The traditional procedures of liposuction and various forms of tummy tucks work well when excess fat and skin exists from weight loss, pregnancies and genetic body shapes have created the opportunities for those procedures to be used. But when little Read More…
Background: The sliding genioplasty is a well known autologous form of chin augmentation. It is not as commonly performed as chin implants as it is a more invasive and has less controlled dimensional changes. But for the patient who wishes to avoid an implant it is the only other option an d has not long Read More…
While the buccal lipectomy procedure is a straight forward surgical procedure with a limited recovery and is highly effective at its goal (removing a distinct facial fat area), some patient seek non-surgical methods for cheek fat reduction. Fat dissolving solutions such as dexoycholic acid and brand name Kybella have been used for facial fat treatments Read More…
Background: Prominent temporal arteries are an aesthetic issue that is the direct result of an abnormally enlarged but normal structure. Every one has a temporal branch off of the carotid artery which ascends vertically into the hair-bearing temporal region and then splits into a Y configuration. (now called the superficial temporal artery or STA) At 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...