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The Incision and Resultant Scar from Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction

Rib removal provides the last surgical effort to narrowing one’s waistline. The desired location of the narrowest part of the horizontal waistline is at the level of the umbilicus. At this level the downward inclination of the free floating ribs crosses this line and provides an outward push or support. It is this anatomic reason Read More…

OR Snapshots – Chin Asymmetry Correction by Shifting Bony Genioplasty

Asymmetry of the chin is not uncommon and has various causes. Fundamentally it can be either due to how jaw has developed along its two sides with the chin at its end reflecting the difference between the two sides or can be directly due to asymmetry of the chin bone itself. That diagnosis is very Read More…

OR Snapshots – Intramuscular Placement of Buttock Implants

Implants are the treatment option for buttock augmentation when either fat grafting has failed or there are insufficient fat donor sites to adequately do the procedure. Even though buttock implants offer an assured volume, fat grafting should be considered first if there us adequate fat to harvest. Very similar to breast implants, buttock implants have Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Female Forehead Osteoma Removal

Background: Osteomas are well known benign bony outgrowths that commonly occur on the skull. They are composed of mature solid bone that appears an a ballooning or circular outcropping from the skull’s surface. Their growth is slow and their progression in size is of one of years. They are reported to most commonly occur between Read More…

Male Nipple Location on the Chest Wall and Its Relevance in Plastic Surgery

The male and female chest is obviously different in many ways. One of these differences in the location of nipple-areolar complex. In the female it is ideally situated in the center of the raised breast mound, a more centric chest location. But the male nipple-arolear complex is not centric as one would think. Knowing its Read More…

Gastrocnemius Muscle Neurectomies Combined with Liposuction for Calf Reduction

While calf augmentation is common in Caucasians, calf reduction is common in Asians. The size of some female Asian calfs are disproportionately large with hypertrophy of the inner and outer heads of the gastrocnemius muscles. While calf liposuction may be successful in some cases, reduction in the size of the muscle is often necessary for Read More…

Technical Strategies – Custom Jawline Implant Insertion as a Single Piece

A custom jawline implant is the most effective and comprehensive approach to augmenting the lower third of the face. Its wraparound design creates a new lower jawline shape from angle to angle. It combines three components of the jawline, the chin, jaw angles and the connection between them, into one single implant. But what is Read More…

OR Snapshots – The Double Hole Lateral Canthoplasty in Aesthetic Eye Reshaping Surgery

The shape of the eye is affected by numerous anatomic factors. One of these factors is the position of the inner and outer corners of the eye. Various eye shapes exist and the position of the outer corner of the eye relative to the horizontal position of the pupil and the inner corner of the Read More…

The Boomerang Lift – Targeted Cheek Fat Injections for Facial Rejuvenation

As the face ages it undergoes a set of well known changes including loose skin and deeper tissues as well as loss of fat. Some of these changes have served as the basis for the historic facelift procedure. The recent understanding of the effects on aging by structural fat loss has led to fat grafting Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Ear Reconstruction with Skin Grafting after Vascular Tumor Excision

Background: There are a variety of vascular tumors that can affect the face. The most well known is that of a hemangioma, a benign proliferation of blood vessels which can originate in the skin and have a very visible outward appearance. It is usually not present and birth or may only appear as a small Read More…