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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: Changes to the tip of the nose are a frequent part of many rhinoplasty surgeries. A typical full rhinoplasty incorporates changes from the bony upper part of the nose down through and including the tip of the nose. Contemporary rhinoplasty surgery is based on adding structural support to reshaped areas, particularly the tip, to Read More…
Undereye hollows are a common periorbital condition due to either aging, congenital development or both. They represent an anatomic deformity of which one major component is loss of volume. They are exacerbated when an infraorbital rim-cheek skeletal deficiency is also present. They are very much the antithesis of lower eyelid bags which are an excess Read More…
Background: V line surgery is a well known bony jaw reduction/reshaping procedure. In its most traditional form it is an amputation of the inferior border of the jaw from the jaw angles up to the side of the chin. The greatest amount of bone is vertically removed from the jaw angles and becomes less as Read More…
Background: The bony part of the hip is the well known iliac crest. This is the superior border of the wing of the ilium and represents the most superior and lateral margin of the pelvic bone. Its front to back distance can be seen in front at the outer lower abdomen as the anterior superior Read More…
Background: Traditional temporal augmentation surgery addresses the hollowing that occurs by the side of the eye outside the lateral orbital rim. (non-hair bearing skin) This is the most common temporal or side of the head deficiency which represents lack of adequate soft tissue (muscle or fat) which comprises the anterior temporal fossa. (concavity) Several Read More…
Background: Tightening and lifting of the low hanging scrotum is done by a skin excisional procedure. This usually has a vertical orientation ending up with midline closure that lies along the natural raphe line. This results in the best scar outcome as well as maximizes the amount of size reduction/lift. It is also possible that Read More…
Background: The skull is a collection of differing curved bone shapes that create an ovoid shape that is somewhat similar to that of an egg. (wider in the back than in the front) But because of its complex shape and the large number of developmental factors that come into play in its formation skull asymmetries Read More…
Background: The treatment of the protruding ear is a common and historic plastic surgery procedure. While various techniques exist to pull back the concha cartilage and /or create a more defined anti helical fold to reduce the auriculocephalic angle their effects are primarily at the middle third of the ear. In such setback otoplasties the upper third Read More…
Background: Aesthetic augmentation of the skull can now be performed in an almost limitless fashion. This has become possible due to the readily accessible 3D CT skull scanning and the use of computer designing on onlay skull implants. In some ways what had been available for facial bone augmentation has now been extended to the Read More…
The placement of standard jaw angle implants or a custom wrap around jawline implant requires elevation of the masseter muscle and some or all of its ligamentous attachments. The goal is to elevate the muscle to fit the implant underneath while not losing its periosteal attachments along the inferior border and around the angle area. 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...