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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...
Shoulder width reduction surgery is done by shortening the horizontal length of the clavicle. Performed through a small skin incision above the medial third of the clavicle, a section of the bone is removed and put back together. While often compared to that of a clavicle fracture, such a clavicle osteotomy technique is more favorable Read More…
Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the clavicle by removing a segment of bone on each side. This collapse of the bone is achieved by a procedure known as clavicular reduction. It involves removal of a segment of bone through spaced osteotomies and an intervening ostectomy. The medial and lateral segments Read More…
Background: Pectoral implants are the definitive treatment for enhanced muscle definition and size of the male chest. They are placed in a completely submuscular location underneath the pectoralis major muscle unlike female breast implants which are usually partially submuscular or on top of the muscle. Also, unlike breast implants, they are designed out of a Read More…
Shoulder width reduction, also known as shoulder feminization surgery, is a bone-based surgery not a soft tissue one. There are no methods to reduce the fat or muscle mass of the shoulders, and even if there were, they would not make the shoulders appear more narrow. Effective shoulder width reduction involves reducing the length of Read More…
Temporal reduction surgery is an aesthetic head reshaping procedure done to reduce the width at the wide of the head. This is done through removal of the posterior portion of the large temporalis muscle which covers the side of the head. Done through a hidden incision in the sulcus behind the ear, it creates an Read More…
Background: A strong male jawline is an important aesthetic feature that has long been recognized as part of an attractive face. The jawline is essentially composed of three corners (chin and jaw angles) whose degree of prominences determines its external appearance. While the jaw angles has more recently been recognized as an important jaw feature Read More…
Background: The upper and lower jaws are prone to a variety of cystic lesions due to their teeth-containing elements. Between the formation of the teeth and their long term retention when erupted in the bone, cysts can result from the original follicular components or from apical pathologic reactions to dental disease. Often the discovery of Read More…
Chin implants are the oldest form of alloplastic facial augmentation. Such implants have been available for over fifty years. Over half a century of clinical experience has led to many innovations in their shapes and sizes as well as the surgical techniques to place them. Throughout this history there are currently older patients walking around Read More…
Background: While the skull appears as a smooth surfaced structure it has numerous raised bony areas at its edges. These are most apparent at the front of the skull in the brow area as well as on the back of the skull at its lower edge. These larger bony prominences have a purpose and are Read More…
Background: Custom facial implants provide the most substantial amount of facial augmentation due to their often larger bony surface areas that are covered. This combined with the ability to create one’s desired dimension and shape of the implant illustrate why this implant approach is far superior for many patient’s over the use of standard facial 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...