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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 extremities are capable of undergoing aesthetic muscle augmentation using implants of which the most commonly done historically is that of calf implants. Today other extremity augmentations are also done in the upper arm for biceps and tricep implants. What all of these extremity implantation sites share is that of a muscle which glides inside Read More…
Cheekbone reduction surgery is a well known double osteotomy technique for narrowing the width of the face. It uses an anterior zygomatic body bone cut combined with a release of the back end of the zygomatic arch from the temporal bone process. This then allows the cheekbone bone segment to be moved inward making the Read More…
The placement of facial implants has a major influence on their aesthetic outcome, particularly that of symmetry. Temporal, cheek and jaw angle implants are particularly prone to postoperative asymmetries because they usually paired or bilateral placements. While the placement of bilateral facial implants may seem uncomplicated and straightforward to do, the reality is that they Read More…
Ear reconstruction of congenital or traumatic injuries often involves the need for multiple tissue layers to rebuild the ear. A cartilage framework and a vascularized layer on top of the cartilage onto which a skin graft is placed on its outer surface is essential in many major full thickness ear absences or losses. In creating Read More…
In augmentation rhinoplasty of significance, the choice is always between using a rib graft vs an implant. Each options has their own specific advantages and disadvantages. The benefits of using an implant are avoiding a donor site harvest, less operative time, and an assured straightness to the shape of the implant. But like all implants Read More…
In the area of facial augmentation three fundamental treatment approaches exist, injectable fillers, fat injections and implants. Each has their specific advantages and disadvantages but they are not necessarily interchangeable. Each treatment approach differs in aesthetic outcomes, cost, permanency and how they are applied. While some surgeons view these three facial augmentation approaches as a Read More…
Background: While skull augmentations are done all over the head, the most common area that both men and women share is the back of the head. The back of he head can mean a direct horizontal projection increase or one that is oriented more at 45 degrees at the upper occipital region. A horizontal augmentation Read More…
Background: Beyond the effectiveness of surgical implants, their long-term existence in the human body leaves a record of the technology of the devices at the time of their placement. Facial implants are no different in this regard and what was used decades ago isdifferent today. The use of 3D CT imaging allows for the identification Read More…
Background: The craniofacial skeleton is prone to have raised bony areas as well as depressions. (discrete convexities and concavities) The vast majority of these are normal skeletal contours or variations thereof. But occasionally a raised hard bump develops that occurs in an area that is normally smooth. One such traditionally smooth craniofacial area is that Read More…
Background: Breast implants are most commonly placed in the submuscular pocket, more technically known as the dual plane or partial submuscular pocket. There are several different incisions in which to access and create this pocket including the inframammary, areolar and transaxillary incisions. Each incisions has its advantages and disadvantages as well as surgeon advocates. With 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...