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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...
Background: Physically changing one’s height in adults can be accomplished by a variety of non-surgical and surgical methods. The historic non-surgical method was the placement of lifts in one’s shoes to the most contemporary method of lower limb lengthening. Shoe lifts are the simplest method and height increases of up to 1’’ are usually obtained. Read More…
Augmentation of the undereye area has become popularized because of the convenience of injectable treatments. For those affected by undereye hollowing and volume deficiency the use of injectable fillers can provide an immediate and profound improvement. But of all the areas of the face to inject the undereye or infraorbital rim area is the most Read More…
Background: Lipomas are one of the most common benign tumors, purportedly presenting as many as several million cases per year in the U.S.. While their exact cause is not precisely known, it is known to be an overgrowth of otherwise normal fat cells. They can appear at any time in life and are slow growing. Read More…
Background: The contour of the inner leg below the knee is heavily influenced by the size and shape of the medical gastrocnemius muscle. This muscle takes it origin from the medial head of the femoral condyle and extends down the inner aspect of the lower leg to join with the soleus tendon/muscle on its way Read More…
Aesthetic rib removal surgery is done as the ultimate or final effort to create a narrow waistline by horizontal reduction. While effective in the properly selected patient, it is a body contouring procedure that is highly misunderstood. There are many myths or misconceptions about the procedure and it is prone to hyperbole by both patients Read More…
Background: The skull is prone to a wide variety of shape malformations by virtue of its multiple suture connections during development. Premature fusion of these sutures cause well known forms of head deformity known as craniosynostoses. While these classic forms of craniosynostosis are the result of near or complete premature fusion of these suture lines Read More…
Background: While many people think of the jaw when a facial structure is skeletally or structurally deficient, every other facial bone can also have visible hypoplasias as well. The orbital bones are no exception and their complex circumferential shape and the eyeball that lies within have unique clinical presentations of bony deficiencies. While many people Read More…
Perforations of the nasal septum occur from a variety of causes. Disease processes such as rheumatologic and granulomatosis etiologies are one common source. Unfortunately septoplasty surgery and septal cartilage harvest can be an iatrogenic source although it is not the most common. If a septal perforation occurred in a more easily accessible area, the success Read More…
Background: When most people envision the type of patient who presents for aesthetic lower jaw augmentation, they would assume that the person has a noticeable short lower jaw…in essence a true jaw deficiency. While this is historically true and is still an accurate perception for some patients today, an increasing number of patients now present Read More…
The scrotum is a dual-chambered containment tissue sac that contains the testicles and its neurovascular pedicles. It is composed of numerous tissue layers of which the most obvious is the overlying skin. This skin is unique in its appearance in which it has an irregular textured surface. Whilst often appears as thin skin, it is 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...