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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...
Cellulite remains a ubiquitous aesthetic problem that is well understood from an anatomic standpoint. But despite this anatomic understanding effective treatments that persist remain elusive. From surgical treatments like liposuction, pickling (fascial band release) and fat grafting to numerous topical and external therapies, the sheer numerous of approaches that have become available to treat cellulite Read More…
Chin implants are the most common form of facial implant augmentation. One of their most recognized features by x-rays are what is often described as ‘erosion’ or loss of bone underneath or around the implant. As a result it is a widely held belief that this is a pathologic phenomenon and bodes poorly for the Read More…
The most common leg muscle that is augmented for aesthetic purposes are the calfs. (gastrocs) Calf implants have been used for decades and are a very successful body implant procedure. In more recent times the upper leg has been periodically implanted as well to augment either the rectus femoris or the combined rectus femoris-vastus laterals Read More…
While most patients understandably are enamored with the design and surface area coverage of a custom jawline implant, one aspect of it that is not obvious is its placement during surgery. How can such a large implant be placed through small incisions that heal well and create no obvious aesthetic tradeoffs? One approach that diminishes Read More…
Decreasing the width or excessive convexity of the side of the head is performed by a procedure known as temporal reduction. This is an operation in which the full thickness of the posterior temporal muscle belly is removed. This is done through an incision placed in the crease of the back of the ear (postauricular Read More…
Background: While facial asymmetry is common and often viewed as a favorable personal trait, this is only true in more minor forms of it. In more significant facial asymmetries such a favorable feeling about it is never shared by the patient. Of course the interpretation of what constitutes minor vs more significant facial asymmetries is Read More…
Background: The back of the head is comprised of two main skull bones, the occipital and the parietal bones. Together they are responsible for its overall shape which, like much of the rest of the skull, has a certain amount of convex shape to it. It is not a part of the skull that has Read More…
Chin implants can be placed through two types of anterior lower facial incisions. The ‘northern’ option is to place it from above using an intraoral vestibular incision behind the upper lip. The ‘southern’ option is to place it from below using a submental skin incision. Both approaches access the chin bone and both incise through Read More…
Background: Chin implants are the most common type of surgical facial augmentation. They can be performed as a solitary procedure but are equally done as part of other aesthetic facial changes as well. In mild cases of microgenia (small chin) augmentation of the front end of the lower jaw produces a completely satisfying result. But Read More…
There are many different types of aesthetic skull reshaping surgery ranging from minor deformities to major augmentations and reduction. The most minor form of skull reshaping is reduction of a bump or high spot. Often mistakenly call osteomas, skull bumps are usually developmental and have no history of trauma. While most commonly occurring in isolation, 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...