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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...
Despite its small size, the ear is composed of numerous discrete anatomic landmarks. Occupying less than 15 cm2 on the side of the head there are fifteen (15) distinct structures that comprise it. The complex topographic shape of the ear is best thought of as various convexities and concavities that often parallel each another. The Read More…
Chin implants are the most common form of augmentation of the lower third of the face. Their use has been done for many decades and the implant design and materials to do so has evolved accordingly. Initially in the form of a soft small central implant placed into the soft tissue chin pad, chin implants Read More…
Background: Transgender brow bone reduction refers to feminizing the lower central forehead. In the male the frontal sinus air cavity expands more than females and is seen as the outer covering of bone expands creating a set of central paired brow bone prominences that stick out further than the flatter forehead above it. These expanded Read More…
Background: The flatter midface manifests itself often in the presence of a normal occlusion. This may be because the patient has a history of orthodontics which has normalized the occlusion but this does not change the shape of the bone above the alveolus. But often the midface recession is mild and not the typical degree Read More…
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…
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...