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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...
Implants are a common method of aesthetic facial augmentation. While they have been around for roughly fifty years, there are still some basic misconceptions about them. One of these often stated misconceptions is that they cause bone erosion. This is most commonly discussed about chin implants, but by association, all other facial implants (e.g., cheek Read More…
Background: The forehead is a seemingly blank canvas with a wide expanse of skin devoid of any central features. But the shape of the forehead is actually much more complex than it looks and has more anatomic features than how it appears on a cursory glance. It is boarded superiorly by the frontal hairline, to Read More…
Background: The shape of the lower jaw has a major influence on the appearance of the lower face. The lower jaw is an L-shaped bone composed of the vertical ramus posteriorly and the horizontal body and chin which protrudes anteriorly. Much the forward growth of the lower jaw emanates from the condylar growth center in Read More…
A custom jawline implant creates the most significant change to the lower third of the face as any other surgical procedure. In many cases it creates an even greater change than a sagittal split mandibular osteotomy even if combined with a sliding genioplasty. This is because it can add significant jawline width which no mandibular Read More…
Temporal implants offers a permanent solution to hollowing or excessive concavity by the side of the eye. (non-hair bearing temporal region) Placed in a subfascial location they offer a safe plane of dissection and placement with no risk of neurovascular injury. Their typical placement in through a small vertical scalp incision behind the temporal hairline. Read More…
Background: One of the rare types of developmental craniofacial deformities is that of Binder’s syndrome. Originally given the name of ‘Maxillonasal Dyostosis’ by von Binder over fifty years ago (now known as Naspmaxollary Hypoplasia) , the classic findings are a central facial hypoplasia that affects the front sinuses superiorly down to the anterior nasal spine. Read More…
Background: The occipital knob is a visible prominence of bone that is situated in the center of the back of the head at the bottom of the occiput. While it is a feature of a normal occipital skull, known as the inion, it is unknown why it grows excessively and becomes a visible bulge. While Read More…
Background: Alloplastic chin augmentation is done most commonly using either a silicone or porous polyethylene implant (Medpor) materials. Each has their own advantages and disadvantages and surgeons have their own preferences. The argument for the use of a silicone implant is that it is to remove/replace if desired. The argument for a Medpor implant is Read More…
The words ‘operation and ‘surgery’ are commonly used in plastic surgery and are often perceived as the same or interchangeable. ‘I am having an operation’ or ‘I am having surgery’ seem to imply the same thing and from their general use standpoint that is true. But when viewed beyond their common usege, they are actually Read More…
Background: Plagicephaly is as general term that refers to cranioscoliosis or a twisting of the skull’s normal oblong shape. While its effect is usually present on both the front and back of the skull, one of these surfaces usually dominate. Typically the back of the head or the occiput is more severely affected. 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...