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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...
Cheek implants, like all facial implants, exert their effect by osteoligamentous release and a subsequent soft tissue float concept. In essence the release of the soft tissue attachments allows the overlying soft tissue to be displaced upward/outward which is supported by the placement of the underlying implant. While this facial implant concept seems obvious when Read More…
Background: V line surgery is a form of lower jaw reshaping that is largely a reductive procedure. It has gained popularity around the world as it reshapes the lower face into a more narrow one. It is far more commonly performed in women although some men with very large lower jaws undergo the procedure as Read More…
Jaw angle implants have been around for over twenty-five years but were very infrequently used. They have had a more recent resurgence of aesthetic relevance due to the contemporary emphasis for a more visible and defined jawline, improved jaw angle implant styles and the widespread use of injectable augmentation strategies. (synthetic fillers and fat) Jaw Read More…
The most common chin deficiency is that of a horizontal recession. This is evidenced by the many chin implant styles of which almost all of them provide horizontal augmentation of various amounts. The second type of chin deficiency which is far less common is that in the vertical dimension. Vertical chin deficiencies may exist in Read More…
The custom infraorbital-malar implant offers a diverse number of aesthetic benefits. Its anterior portion augments the infraorbital rim treating undereye hollows and providing increased lower eyelid support. Its connected posterior portion provides augmentation to the cheek area. This curved implant style has a wide variety of options for its bony coverage, shape and thicknesses. When Read More…
Background: A chin implant is the most common facial augmentation procedure. This is evidenced by the large number of chin implant styles and sizes that exist from which the surgeon can choose. Such standard implants will work for the vast majority of chin augmentation needs. But when certain chin dimensional needs exist standard implants may Read More…
Lower eyelid bags are a well recognized facial feature that is typically associated with looking tired and/or being older. Appearing as ballooned lower eyelids they are one of the easily seen of all aesthete eyelid deformities with a convex rather than a concave lower eyelid shape. While there may be a skin component to lower Read More…
One very highly successful skull reshaping procedure is that of temporal reduction. Done to reduce the width or convexity on the side of the head, it achieves its effect by removal of part or all of the posterior temporal muscle. It is performed through an incision behind the ear in the postauricular sulcus which provides Read More…
The male face typically has more prominent bone development than a female. The seven points of the face (chin, jaw angles, cheeks and brow bones) are more visible in men because these bony areas have undergone more development. There are other facial features that differentiate men from women (e.g., nose) but these skeletal landmarks serve Read More…
Shoulder reduction surgery is done to create a more feminine appearance whether it is in the transgender male to female or the cis-female patient. It is done by removing a segment of bone from the clavicle which subsequently brings the shoulders more inward. (decreased bideltoid distance) One of the key aesthetic questions about this operation 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...