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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 can be effectively done by reduction of the clavicle, the only horizontally oriented long bone in the body. Because it is a relatively long bone (mean length of 15cms with ranges between 13 and 17 cms) and serves as a strut between the sternum (breast bone) and the scapula (shoulder blade), it Read More…
Background: Buttock augmentation by fat grafting is a well known procedure commonly known as BBL surgery or Brazilian Butt Lift Surgery. It is based on the principle of ‘fat recycling’ or fat redistribution. Taking fat by liposuction from one body area (reduction) and transferring it to a desired area where soft tissue volume is desired. Read More…
The tear trough deformity is very common and is most commonly treated by non-surgical methods (injectable fillers) with variable success. It is more effectively treated by surgery based on release of this osteocutaneous ligament though the two methods of lower blepharoplasty. Some form of interpositional spacer is needed to prevent reattachment/reformation of the tear trough Read More…
Background: The patella or knee cap is a well recognized prominence at the junction of the upper and lower legs. It is actually a bone, specifically a sesamoid bone. As a bone embedded in tendons it is the largest sesamoid bone in the body. Like all sesamoid bones one of its primary functions is to Read More…
Rhinoplasty, like every other facial reshaping surgery, poses challenges in achieving exactly the result the patient desires. Thus it is no surprise that the revision rates in rhinoplasty are not low. A result can look just fine early after surgery to eventually progress to irregularities and asymmetries as full healing and scar contracture exert their Read More…
Background: Pectus excavatum or funnel chest is a well known congenital chest wall condition where the sternum sinks into the chest. It usually appears right at birth and becomes more apparent as the patient grows. It is more common in males. Like all congenital conditions it presents with varying degrees of severity from minor sternal Read More…
Skull reshaping surgery uses a variety of augmentative and reductive techniques to treat a large number of aesthetic deformities. One such skull shape problem that is commonly treated is the sagittal crest or ridge deformity. This is a thickened midline of bone that runs between the original anterior and posterior fontanelles. It can extend completely Read More…
The corner of the mouth, despite its small size, plays a major role in the appearance of the perioral region. It affects the expression of the mouth (happy or sad/mad) as well as its size. (horizontal length) Being a bilateral part of the mouth it is also subject to issues of asymmetry as well. Changing Read More…
Many patients of different ethnicities have full lower faces. One anatomic cause of a full lower and posterior face is masseteric muscle hypertrophy. The most common treatment for this aesthetic form of masticatory muscle enlargement is Botox injections. There is no doubt that Botox injections can effectively reduce the appearance of large masseter muscles and Read More…
Background: The forehead is a broad comparatively flat surface area for the most part with the exception of the lower brow bone area. In women the brow bone area has little if any protrusion and thus has no aesthetic significance. In men, however, the medial protrusions caused by the pneumatized development of the underlying frontal 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...