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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...
Background: Buttock sagging, more formally known as buttock ptosis, occurs for a variety of reasons. Large amounts of weight loss is one well known cause of the lower buttocks to bottom out with volume deflation and the creation of a relative skin excess. Aging is another common cause and is particularly prone to occur in Read More…
Aesthetic skull augmentations are done for both men and women. But there are gender differences in the types of skull augmentations that are done. The most common augmentations done in men are for a flat or asymmetric back of the head, a head shape symptom exposed by short haircuts or a shaved head. The most Read More…
Like all facial implants, temporal implants comes in a number of standard sizes and styles. Standard and extended implants exist to cover either the anterior lower temporal (zone 1) or the both anterior lower and upper temporal areas. (zone 1 and 2 or extended style) Within these two styles there are also various thicknesses (sizes) Read More…
While cosmetic eyelid surgery is very common, there are major differences between the upper and lower blepharoplasty procedure. This is primarily due to the much more static but suspensory nature of the lower eyelid. This makes it much more unforgiving than the upper eyelid and even slight disruptions of support or scar contracture creates lid Read More…
Background: A significant prominence in the center of the neck is that of the tracheal cartilages and it is an almost exclusive male feature. The tracheal cartilages become larger during development imen, like the deepening of the voice, due to hormone influences. While there are men, usually with thin necks, that desire tracheal reduction due Read More…
Scalp incisions are a necessary part of any aesthetic skull reshaping procedure. Whether it is onlay augmentation with materials or bone reduction techniques, access to do the surgery and work under the scalp is necessary. But the resultant scalp scars in aesthetic skull surgery have much greater significance than it would for medically necessary neurosurgery Read More…
Background: A female chin shape has a more rounded or a tapered look. The male chin can be also be rounded but a square shape is more gender specific and often desired. In facial feminization surgery changing the shape of the lower third of the face can be done by chin reshaping alone or combined Read More…
Injectable fillers, fat and implants are all options for the treatment of temporal hollowing. But the one permanent and assured smooth treatment is that of temporal implants because of their shape and non-resorbable material composition. But temporal implants do require an incision to be placed over the main body of the temporalis muscle underneath the Read More…
Background: Chin implants are the most common form of facial augmentation and have the largest selection of styles and sizes of any facial implant. But despite this wide selection there are some patients in which a standard chin implant will not suffice. This is particularly relevant when any degree of vertical lengthening is needed or Read More…
Background: The deltoid muscle is the large muscle that forms the rounded contour of the shoulder. It essentially joins the upper extremity with the back and chest. While often perceived as just one large muscle, it really consists of three distinct muscle heads making up the front (anterior), middle (central) and back (posterior) regions of 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...