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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 lower jaw can have a wide range of aesthetic dimensional deficiencies. The most common is the lack of horizontal projection as seen in chin shortness or in width back at the jaw angles. These jaw deficiencies can be satisfactorily treated by a variety of conventional implant augmentation methods. One of the least common deficiencies Read More…
Background: Facial fractures are common and can be repaired by a variety of bone repositioning and fixation methods. But despite good bony realignment the fullness and projection of the traumatized facial areas do not always return not normal. Between the trauma of the original injury and that of the subsequent facial fracture repair, soft tissue Read More…
The last surgical method to help with horizontal waistline reduction is rib removal. The lower free floating ribs in particular have a near vertical inclination which can serve as an obstacle for those seeking to bring their natural waistline in further. Through small oblique lateral back incisions the outer half of these ribs can be Read More…
Cheek implants are one of the three most commonly performed facial implant procedures. It differs from the other two (nose and chin) for a variety of reasons. First and foremost it is a bilateral procedure that requires two implants unlike a nose or a chin. It is also not a true profile structure without a Read More…
Background: The labiometal fold is a feature of the lower third of the face on the chin that exists in varying degrees. Whole usually called a fold it is really a sulcus or indentation. The significance of its presence is determined by numerous factors which include the strength of its subdermal attachments, the size of Read More…
Cheekbone reduction is the only facial reshaping procedure in which one reduce the size or width of their cheekbones. It is essentially an inward repositioning of the zygomatic arch which acts like a bridge over the temporalis muscle as it descends to attach to the coronoid process of the lower jaw. The arch bone has Read More…
Rhinoplasty is known to be a complex operation in which it is not easy to always get a completely predictable result. This is because there are a large number of anatomic components to the nose that interconnect and establishing harmony and proportions between them as they are changed by the trauma of surgical intervention can Read More…
Background: The most successful approach to skull augmentations is with a custom made implant from a 3D CT scan. It is critically important to cover a large surface area of the skull in a smooth and confluent manner to the bone which can only be done with a preoperatively done design based on the patient’s Read More…
Pectus excavatum is one of the most recognized of all congenital chest wall deformities. It involves an abnormality of the union and shape of the osteocartilaginous sternum and ribs. It has diverse manifestations that are never the same in any two patients. Due to the emergence of both early and late surgical interventions for its Read More…
Background: Lip augmentation has been a facial aesthetic procedure that has been done by non-surgical and surgical methods for many decades. While it is done mainly today by injectable fillers or fat injections, a permanent implant approach has also been done both historically as well as today. Over this time period different materials have been 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...