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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...
The use of antibiotics in any form of surgery is ubiquitous. To decrease the risk of postoperative infection the administration of antibiotics, both intravenously during surgery as well as orally after surgery, is widely practiced and believed to be effective. This is certainly true in rhinoplasty surgery. Fear of infection is understandable given that nose Read More…
The facelift procedure, no matter how it is done and its extent, involves an incision along the front of the ear. Even the most limited facelift needs a preauricular incision. Once debated whether the preauricular incision should be in front of (pretragal) or behind the tragus (retrotragal), that has long given way to the retrotragal Read More…
Background: Well defined and angular facial features are desired by many men. Some men have it naturally due to their thinner faces and good bone structure. Others achieve it by photographic manipulation. Historic surgical efforts to create it have relied on traditional chin and cheek implants and buccal lipectomies, which help some, but often fall Read More…
Background: The scalp is not prone to a lot of different congenital conditions. But one congenital abnormality that does occur is that of cutis aplasia. This is a condition where there is an absence of skin and deeper structures underneath it including bone in some cases. While it can occur anywhere on the body, it Read More…
Narrowing the waistline through surgery is most commonly done by two procedures. Liposuction works best when there is excessive fat such as having muffin tops or love handles. A tummy tuck can have a horizontal waistline effect but it is an operation whose tissue is greatest in the vertical not the horizontal direction. But without Read More…
The effectiveness of standard facial implants is based on their ability to improve the natural convexities of the facial bones. The bony projections of the chin, jaw angles and cheeks make up the majority of available facial implant types. These three prominences make up the important bony triangle of the face which together make a Read More…
Background: The nose presents in a wide variety of shapes which are important to recognize when planning rhinoplasty surgery. One of these shapes is that known as the amorphous or juvenile nasal tip. It presents as a large bulbous nasal tip that is very soft and spongy. The nasal skin is thick and is greatest Read More…
Background: The amount of protrusion of the ear from the side of the head varies amongst different people. But regardless of the exact auriculocephalic angle an individual has, the frontal view of the ear should show a three-level tier shape. This means there is the concha at the lowest or inner level, the antihelical fold Read More…
Fractures of the lower jaw or mandible are one of the most common types of facial bone injuries. Based on the point of contact along the jawline and the amount of force it encounters, jaw fractures will often have standard patterns of how the bone breaks. A parasymphyseal mandible fracture occurs between the chin and Read More…
Background: The shape of the back of the head shows numerous suture lines, horizontal bony ridges and a central occipital protuberance. This normally flattened, guitar-pick shaped piece of bone sits on the downward curve of the occipital bone as it dives inward towards the foramen magnum. This piece of skull bone, known anatomically as 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...