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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 chin implant is often perceived as a simple procedure with a high success rate. It is often a secondary procedure as a complement to a primary procedure, most notably rhinoplasty surgery. Placing an implant on a solitary projecting edge through incisional approaches that do not require trespassing through complex anatomy can make an aesthetic Read More…
Background: Augmentation of the cheeks has been done almost as long as that of the chin. Historically done with implants and far more commonly today with synthetic fillers and fat. Besides the evolving methods to create a cheek augmentation effect, the aesthetic trends towards the desired cheek augmentation effect have also changed. For most women Read More…
Osteomas are benign bony tumors of the skull that are relatively common, occurring in up to 10% of the population. The most common osteoma is the peripheral type which emanates from the outer surface of the skull. They develop through centrifugal growth from the periosteum with trauma and vessel bleeding being the most recognized cause. Read More…
The use of custom skull implants has made a wide range of aesthetic head shape changes possible. Using 3D scans and design software implants can be designed for any skull surface(s) to create the desired effect. Such skull implants are far larger than any type of facial implants and their introduction through scalp incisions must Read More…
Background: In the creation of a more defined jawline numerous surgical options exist. Standard implants of the chin and jaw angles, sliding genioplasty and chin wing osteotomies all have a role to play in reshaping the jawline. But the most definitive and effective procedure remains the jawline or wrap around jaw implant. By covering the Read More…
Breast implants are the second most common body contouring procedures behind liposuction and the most frequently performed implant placed in the body. As a result there is tremendous familiarity with breast augmentation surgery and its potential aesthetic effects. There is little question that the primary effect of breast implants is to make the breasts bigger. Read More…
Cheekbone reduction surgery is accomplished by a combination of a front and back osteotomy. (bone cut) The front osteotomy is performed intraorally and cuts through the main body of the cheekbone. The back osteotomy is performed through a skin incision and cuts through the end of the smaller zygomatic arch. The two osteotomies work in Read More…
Removal of parts of ribs for body contouring is most commonly associated with waistline narrowing. This relates specifically to the lower ribs, the so called floating ribs (#11 and 12), although in my technique I remove part of rib #10 as well. While this posterior ribcage area is the common aesthetic rib removal area, an Read More…
Background: Noses present in all sizes and shapes for reshaping surgery and every nose is unique in its own way. But there are certain anatomic tendencies amongst various ethnicities that are commonly seen with resultant intraoperative strategies to change them. In many African-American noses there are five anatomic components that are frequently present. These include Read More…
The skull, like any other face or body area, can be augmented. Unlike the face and body, however, fat injection grafting is not a reliable technique to do so. For very small areas of indentation or contour deficiency such fat grafting may be effective. But for more major types of skull augmentation it is not 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...