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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...
Aesthetic changes to the width of the shoulder can be done by a variety of surgical techniques. For shoulder width reduction only one surgical method exists…clavicular reduction osteotomies. Conversely shoulder augmentation can be done by three different methods which are performed at different shoulder locations. Deltoid muscle augmentation can be done by either injectable fat Read More…
Background: The custom jawline implant is the most effective and powerful changer of the shape of the lower face in younger patients who do not have soft tissue aging issues. Because of its custom design it provides a good fit to the patient’s existing mandibular bone and creates a 3D expansion of the inferolateral bone Read More…
The shape of the eyes plays a major role in one’s facial appearance. Improving eye shape has a long history in plastic surgery and historically relates to rejuvenation efforts with surgical removal of excess eyelid skin and fat as well as brow reshaping. Contemporary injections technique using neuromodulators and fillers help create favorable periocular changes Read More…
Background: Enlarging the size of the head must take into consideration multiple issues. The first is what zones of the head need to be augmented. (top, back, front and sides) The second is how much augmentation can be done in a single surgery given the stretch of the scalp to permit it. And thirdly, if Read More…
The concept of a canthopexy is a surgical tightening of the outer corner of the eye. This can change both the shape of the eye as well as the tension across the lower eyelid. Int a true canthopexy the lateral canthal tendon attachment to the bone is maintained and the tendon is folded over onto Read More…
Background: The chin can undergo a variety of bone reshaping procedures. While the sliding genioplasty for horizontal advancement is the most well known, there are numerous variations of it for other dimensional changes. The most common variation today is the inverted T-shaped genioplasty either done alone or as part of V-line lower facial narrowing. In Read More…
Cheekbone reduction has been performed with numerous variations to lessen the risks of its most common complications. This consist of either good bone healing (non-union) and soft tissue cheek sagging. By far soft tissue sag is much more likely to occur of which its origins can be multifactorial. Either the cheekbone itself is pulled down Read More…
The intergluteal incision is the most commonly used approach for the placement of buttock implants. As long as the incision does not extend up higher than the most vertical level of the buttock cleft it remains well hidden. While the intergluteal incision is not vertically excessive (usually no longer than 7 cms) it is in Read More…
Background: The shape of the lower jaw is influenced by a variety of genetic bone growth and postnatal musculoligamentous attachments. This is most evident in the high jaw angle patient who, by definition, has a steep mandibular plane angle. What is often noted in their 3D CT scans is the bony exostoses that exist along Read More…
Injection fat grafting is used all over the face to treat a wide variety of soft tissue, and sometimes hard tissue, contour deformities. Its advantages are that it is an autologous material that can be applied without open surgery through small bore cannulas. Its disadvantages are that the injected fat survival is not assured and, 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...