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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...
Chin implants are the most common aesthetic facial implant done of which the vast majority are of silicone composition. Silicone is the most commonly used chin implant material around the world because of its lower cost, ease of insertion due to its flexibility and the wide variety of styles and sizes that are available. The Read More…
Background: The brow bone represents a relatively small amount of the total forehead surface area. But its contribution to the appearance of the upper third of the face exceeds its percent of surface area coverage. It provides some gender specificity as well as contributes to the appearance of the eyes. While some women and almost Read More…
In the well known architectural principle ‘form follows function’ the shape of a building should relate to its intended purpose. This equally applies to anatomy where the form of a body part relates to its function. The skull is a great example of this principle as its size and shape has evolved to accommodate the Read More…
Background: Aesthetic skull reshaping surgery is done for a wide variety of head shape concerns. Augmentation represents half of the potential skull reshaping procedures for flat areas, asymmetries and overall head size increase. While skull augmentations are done for both males and females, and could be requested for the same reason in either gender, there Read More…
Background: The skull is exposed to a variety of well known congenital shape defects known as craniosynostoses and deformations. When severe enough early cranial vault surgery is done to get an improved shape when the brain has the best opportunity to provide an effective expansile influence with the new shape. But some patients do have Read More…
Background: There are a versatile numbers of procedures to change the shape of the most protruding structure of the face…the chin. It can fundamentally be increased in size by implants and bone movements but can only be reduced in size by changing the bone. (unless an implant is being removed) As this basic concept suggests, Read More…
Background: Cheek implants are a unique area in male facial augmentation because, to a large degree, that is not the gender that were made to primarily treat. Standard cheek implants are historically more successful in women because they create the so called ‘apple cheek’ effect, a midfacial look that is more appealing to more women Read More…
Cheekbone reduction surgery is indicated when excessive midfacial width desires to be reduced. It is a well known surgery that is done by cutting through the main body of the zygoma anteriorly and the thinner end of the zygomatic arch posteriorly. Plate and screw fixation is the best way to secure the inwardly repositioned posterior Read More…
Background: The earlobe is a small structure that is situated at the bottom of the cartilaginous ear and the side of the face. Its attachment to the face has varying configurations from a ‘separated’ attachment (inverted V) or a direct attachment without a notch. In rare cases the earlobes can have another type of facial Read More…
Background: Custom made implants are the most effective method for any form of aesthetic skull augmentation. Their shape is preoperatively determined using a computer design process which allows their surface area coverage and projection thicknesses to be created according to visualized bony surfaces/contours and the patient’s aesthetic desires. In this design process the interface of 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...