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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 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…
The premaxilla is anatomically the piece of bone at the very end of the upper jaw. It contains the anterior incisor teeth which is why it is also called the incisive bone. It is embryologically distinct from the maxilla and is separated from it by a suture early in life. Aesthetically the projection of the Read More…
Cheek implants have been around for over fifty years and have obviously evolved in their designs since then. Once almost exclusively used for female facial enhancement, more and more men today are interested in how they can enhance their midface as well. But as one might imagine there are gender differences in cheek shape and Read More…
The general concept of the ‘female chin implant’ is one that provides a more feminine lower third facial appearance. This typically means providing horizontal augmentation in the recessive appearing chin but no additional width when seen from the frontal view. In some females that may even desire a more narrow or tapered chin in the Read More…
Background: Occipital plagiocephaly is the flattening that is seen on the back of one side of the head. It occurs more frequently on the right side of the back of the head than the left for reasons unknown in my experience. Since it is part of an overall cranioscoliosis the flattening effect can extend much Read More…
One of the more common aesthetic skull reshaping procedures is that of the sagittal ridge or crest. This is a raised area of midline bone that occurs due to a thickened sagittal suture line. It almost always starts posteriorly and extends a variable distance forward. Most of the time its height decreases back to normal Read More…
Chin reduction can be done in a variety of dimensions. What those dimensions are determines whether an intraoral or extra oral (submental) technique is used. Besides the bone dimensions consideration must also be given to how the enveloping soft tissues will respond to the reduction in bony support. One of the most interesting dimensions in Read More…
Facial feminization surgery (FFS) has become a well recognized approach to changing the male face to a more feminine appearance. FFS is a collection of procedures of facial reshaping procedures for which each patient may receive some but not all of the surgical options available. While the procedures have been well described it is presumed Read More…
Background: The forehead is a non-conspicuous surface area other then the eyebrows. Between the frontal hairline and the eyebrows the forehead does not usually have any distinguishing features on its underlying bony surface. Eventually with age horizontal and vertical wrinkle lines will develop but these are soft tissue changes. Bumps on the forehead are particularly 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...