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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 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…
Like the rest of the face, the eye area undergoes numerous well known age-related changes. Besides the extra skin that develops on the eyelids one of the classic changes is that of infraorbital fat herniation or lower eye bags. While it does not occur in everyone (some people develop hollowing rather than a soft Read More…
On April 25, 2018, Real Self presented the 8th Annual RealSelf 100 which recognizes leading doctors of aesthetic medicine and surgery (Plastic Surgeons, Dermatologists, and Aesthetic Physicians) for their ongoing commitment to patient education and high patient ratings for services provided. According to their CEO The RealSelf 100 recognizes committed medical professionals who are leaders Read More…
Background: The forehead is responsible for a major part of the shape of the face. Its broad skin surface area can have a variety of shapes that exhibit well known gender differences. Contemporary desired forehead shapes in females are more vertical in inclination with a convex shape from side to side. Unlike most men who Read More…
Custom 3D implants are, by far, the most effective method for any form of aesthetic skull augmentation. By creating a preformed implant that has a presurgically chosen shape and thicknesses based on the patient’s actual bony skull anatomy and aesthetic desires, this removes the inaccuracies that naturally come from intraoperatively fashioned augmentations that are made Read More…
Background: The forehead occupies one-third of the face’s surface area. It also has a lot of animation effects from changes in eyebrow position and the creation of various horizontal and vertical wrinkle lines. But short of motion the shape of the forehead and the surrounding hair locations also impact the impression of one’s facial appearance. Read More…
Calf implants are used for a variety of reasons from aesthetic muscular augmentation to correction of congenital lower leg deformities. (e.g., club foot) They are placed on top of the existing gastrocnemius muscles to provide an external contour change that results in an enhanced lower leg size appearance. Since there are two muscle bellies to Read More…
The one permanent and often most effective treatment for temporal hollowing is an implant approach. Temporal implants offer a smooth and volume-assured method for building out the anterior temporal aesthetic zone next to the eye. Of all the facial implants, it is the only one that augments muscle, not bone, and is very straightforward to Read More…
Background: The mandibular plane angle is a term frequently used in dentistry particularly in orthodontics and cephalometric analysis. Technically it is called the Frankfort mandibular plane angle and is formed by the intersection of the Frankfort horizontal plane and the mandibular plane. These intersecting lines create an angle of which a measurement of 25 +/- 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...