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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...
Cheek implants have been around for decades gong back to the 1970s. Their styles have evolved into malar, submalar and combined malar-submalar (malar shell) designs. They can be used in the younger patient for aesthetic cheek augmentation as well as in the older patients to create a form of a midface lift and voluminization effect. Read More…
Background: Augmenting the entire jawline in a smooth and continuous fashion provides the most comprehensive and significant result in lower facial reshaping. It bypasses anything standard chin and jaw angle implants can do with their three corner spot augmentation approach. This effect is more than just about dimensions and as much about surface coverage. While Read More…
Rhinoplasty surgery is fundamentally about changing the osteocartilaginous anatomy of the nose. The end result is a function of those structural changes and the overlying skin’s ability to shrink down and contact around the modified support to show it. It is well known by plastic surgeons and even many patients that the thicker the skin Read More…
One not uncommon form of skull reduction surgery is that of the occipital knob. This is a region of the central lower occipital skull that everyone has…but most of the time it is a small barely raised bone area that is not seen etxternally and barely palpable. But in some people. almost exclusively men, this Read More…
A custom jawline implant is the proven most effective method to change the lower third of one’s face. By providing total coverage of the entire jawline it changes the entire contour of the inferolateral aspect of the lower jaw from one jaw angle to the other jaw angle. Designed from the patient’s 3D CT scan, Read More…
Otoplasty is the generic term for many differ types of aesthetic ear surgeries. The term is most commonly associated with the setback procedure or ear pinning. This is where the ears stick out or protrude too far from the side of the head and the ear cartilage is reshaped or repositioned to bring the ear Read More…
The perception of an in shape and well toned body is that of muscular definition of which the abdomen is always a focus. Having a well cut abdominal wall, known as six-pack abs, is a desirous physical trait. While diet and exercise is the traditional method for obtaining that look, for some it is not Read More…
Background: A proportionate shape to the skull is an important element to a pleasing appearance. These heads shape proportions can be disrupted by large areas of concavities (flattening) or convexity.(protrusions) Treating skull depressions or concavities can create greater amounts of improvement through material addition which is only limited by the stretch of the overlying scalp. Read More…
Aging of the mouth area has been shown to be both a function of volume loss and tissue lengthening. The upper lip lengthens and gets thinner with less volume. The nasolabial fold gets deeper. These well known effects have lead to many rejuvenative treatments to counteract these effects. One such perioral aging treatment for a Read More…
Background: The smooth shape of the skull can be disrupted by a variety of surface contour irregularities. Protrusions, indentations and ridges can occur anywhere along its bony surfaces and are most evident when the view of the scalp is not impeded by hair. With today’s male hairstyles of shaved heads being an accepted and attractive 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...