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Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Five Essential Steps in Sliding Genioplasty Surgery
The sliding genioplasty is a well known surgical procedure to change...
Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male Custom Skull Implant for Flat Back of The Head
Background: The shape of the skull has varying degrees of convexity...
Background: One of the smaller and least recognized areas of facial augmentation is the central nasal region. Reasons for augmenting the base of the nose are for general midface retrusion or flattening but can also be done to improve the nasolabial angle/upper lip projection or to soften deeper nasolabial folds at the alara-facial junction. Premaxillary Read More…
Background: The perception of the lower jaw in males is often perceived as one of size. A ‘big’ lower jaw is often seen as a strong male facial appearance. And while there is some truth to that belief, it is neither applicable to all men or all jawlines. Shape sometimes can be as important, if Read More…
Background: Aesthetic shape deformities of the upper third of the male face can involve the forehead, brow bone or some combination of both. When it is a forehead issue it can be one of excessive bony prominence (like forehead horns or bossing) or lack of bony projection. (backward sloping forehead or a forehead that is Read More…
Background: Male masculinization involves a variety of procedures of which the jawline at the junction of the face and neck is a major skeletal component that contribute to the desired facial effect. Standard chin and jaw angles can be effective for jawline augmentation but pose issues with shape and size as well as connectivity around Read More…
Shoulder width reduction is done by removing a segment of bone from the medial or inner third of the clavicle. With bone removal in this location the incision is favorably placed in the supraclavicular fossa. Rather than placing the incision directly on the superior edge of the clavicle (a convex surface), it is placed superiorly Read More…
Background: Sagging of the buttocks is a well known body change that can occur due to natural aging, weight loss or as a sequelae from buttock implant removal. While buttock sagging is a general term it has different types as defined by the level of the infragluteal fold. In type 1 buttock ptosis the infragluteal Read More…
The buccal lipectomy procedure has been around for a long time but has undergone a renewed interest more recently. While impugned as a procedure that should never be performed, it has become recognized that it does have role in facial reshaping surgery to help reduce midfacial fullness in properly selected patients. Since it is an Read More…
Shoulder width reduction can be effectively done by reduction of the clavicle, the only horizontally oriented long bone in the body. Because it is a relatively long bone (mean length of 15cms with ranges between 13 and 17 cms) and serves as a strut between the sternum (breast bone) and the scapula (shoulder blade), it Read More…
Background: Buttock augmentation by fat grafting is a well known procedure commonly known as BBL surgery or Brazilian Butt Lift Surgery. It is based on the principle of ‘fat recycling’ or fat redistribution. Taking fat by liposuction from one body area (reduction) and transferring it to a desired area where soft tissue volume is desired. Read More…
The tear trough deformity is very common and is most commonly treated by non-surgical methods (injectable fillers) with variable success. It is more effectively treated by surgery based on release of this osteocutaneous ligament though the two methods of lower blepharoplasty. Some form of interpositional spacer is needed to prevent reattachment/reformation of the tear trough Read More…
Clinical Outcomes in Rib Removal Surgery for Waistline Reduction
Rib removal surgery represents the elimination of the last anatomic...
The Five Essential Steps in Sliding Genioplasty Surgery
The sliding genioplasty is a well known surgical procedure to change...
Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male Custom Skull Implant for Flat Back of The Head
Background: The shape of the skull has varying degrees of convexity...