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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...
Facial exercising devices that promise a facial rejuvenative effect have been around for decades. Because of how they are often promoted (e.g., airline magazines) and the lack of any convincing clinical studies, they have been understandably perceived as a gimmick and not really effective. Their premise is that one can build the facial muscles, like Read More…
Background: The eyes are the first area of the face to develop aging and are also often the first for patients to consider anti-aging surgery. Regardless of gender, the development of extra eyelid skin, wrinkling and a tired and older appearance are the hallmarks of the aging eyelid. When patients seek eyelid rejuvenation it can Read More…
Skull implants today can be designed to cover any surface area of the skull that needs to be augmented. Utilizing the patient’s 3D CT scan, its design and size is only limited by the limitations imposed by the elasticity of the scalp. (how much can the scalp stretch to accommodate what lies underneath it) Typically Read More…
Background: The intraoral approach to chin surgery for either implant placement or bony reshaping is common. Reaching the chin bone requires going through the origin of the mentalis muscle. (technically some attachment of the muscle to the bone is left to put back together during closure) While such intraoral access is common and very effective, Read More…
Background: Fractures of the lower jaw is the second most common facial fracture other than the nose. Amongst these traumatic jaw bone injuries, fractures through the jaw angles is the most frequently location along the course of the bone. They can be difficult to surgically repair due to both surgical access as well as the Read More…
Background: Custom skull implants provide the most effective method for any form of skull augmentation. By creating a preformed implant with the shape and thicknesses one thinks can most effectively greater the desired augmentation effect, a smaller scalp incision is needed than if the augmentation had to be created by the traditional application of bone Read More…
Lipomas are well known benign fatty tumors located in the subcutaneous tissues that are very common. Its hallmark is its encapsulation which both structurally identifies it as well as provides a method for its removal. Rather than making an incision that is equal to the diameter of the lipoma, its encapsulation provides a convenient method Read More…
Background: The forehead is not infrequently exposed to traumatic forces. If significant enough forces are applied bone fractures can occur causing a variety of forehead indentation deformities. These most commonly occur near the brow bone area since this is the ledge of the forehead where the bone is not as thick as up near the Read More…
The sliding genioplasty is the most well known bony reshaping procedure of the chin. It gets its name because of how it was historically described and fixed. An obliquely horizontal bone cut is made at an angle that stays below the anterior tooth roots and the mental nerve foramen. The downfractured chin bone segment was Read More…
There are two basic biomaterials used today in facial implants. Solid silicone is the most commonly used as it is easier to manufacture, is available in the most diverse number of implant styles and sizes and can be more easily inserted through smaller incisions. Medpor or porous polyethylene is the other material and its one 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...