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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...
Decreasing the width or excessive convexity of the side of the head is done by removal of the posterior temporalis muscle. Despite being only about 1/3 of the total volume of the entire temporalis muscle, it has enough thickness to it that its removal makes for a very visible change in the profile of the Read More…
The sagittal suture runs down the middle of the skull from the forehead back to the crown area. The deformity of the sagittal suture that is most widely recognized is that of sagittal craniosynotosis. But by far the more common deformity of the sagittal suture, and one that is far more minor than synostosis, is Read More…
Of all the facial areas that can be augmented by implants, the jaw angle is the most treacherous. Between getting the desired jaw angle shape and avoiding a soft tissue deficiency over it remains the unique challenges in any form of isolated jaw angle or custom jawline implant surgery. Excessive lateral or posterior flare is Read More…
Background: One of the most powerful facial reshaping procedures is aesthetic jaw reshaping surgery, specifically a custom jawline implant. By virtue of its surface area coverage and the expansion of the entire inferolateral edge of the mandible, the entire lower third of the face is changed. There is no other comparative facial bone procedure short Read More…
Background: The pubic region lies at the lower end of the abdomen who most inferior extent is the mons pubis. The well known mons pubis is the rounded mass of fatty tissue that lies directly over the joint of the pubic bone. This is more pronounced in women than men. In women it externally forms Read More…
Background: The historic approach for total jawline augmentation is the use of standard chin and jaw angle implants. With a large array of implant styles and sizes, improved jawline definition can always be obtained. While most patients understandably focus on how much jawline improvement will be obtained, the use of standard implants poses a potential Read More…
The occipital knob skull deformity appears as a prominent bump on the back of the head. It is an enlarged inion bone which all of us have but some more so than others. It is clearly more likely to become prominent in men than women. What makes the inion become enlarged to the point of Read More…
One uncommon type of aesthetic forehead deformity is that of prominent temporal arteries. This is where the anterior branch of the superficial temporal artery becomes either partially or fully visible as it exits the front end of the temporal hairline. It has a serpiginous pattern that further branches as it courses into the superolateral aspect Read More…
Chin reduction is a challenging operation because it is a 3D projecting structure with a tightly adherent soft tissue pad that wraps around the bone. When reducing the shape of the bone the specific dimensions needed to get the desired effect must be initially determined. But with the changes in the bone it is also Read More…
Background: Occipital plagiocephaly is one of the most common aesthetic head shape concerns. While it affects the overall head shape and even the face frontally in some patients, overwhelmingly it is the flatter side of the back of the head that is most patient’s main priority to correct. Men present more commonly than women for 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...