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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...
Jaw angle implants are a common form of aesthetic facial augmentation. They are unique from some other types of facial implants because of their need for bilateral placement as well as accessing the very remote jaw angle area intraorally. As a result jaw angle implant malposition is not rare and, given that many patients have Read More…
Background: One frequent request in rhinoplasty is for dorsal augmentation or building up the bridge of the nose. This requires a graft or implant material to do so, particularly when the augmentation need is significant. Because of these two very different nasal augmentation options there is considerable controversy and strong surgical opinions about which approach Read More…
Background: The buccal lipectomy procedure has become a popular surgical method for reduction of the full cheeks. While it can be effective for the patient with full cheeks it is also used in the normal cheek contour patient desires a greater amount of indentation or concavity under the cheekbone (the so-called model look). While an Read More…
Background: The external ear is a complex shaped structure composed of numerous convexities and concavities. As a result it has many shape variations but there are two ear features that can be universally appreciated and described…how big it is (size) and whether it sits close or far away from the side of the head (auriculocephalic Read More…
Background: The shape of the lower ribcage is created by the union of the cartilaginous components of the false ribs as they wrap around the side of the lower chest and merge into the sternum. These cartilaginous rib lengths and how they merge together creates a lot of variation in the costal margins. The costal Read More…
Background: Shoulder narrowing surgery removes a segment of the clavicle bone in what appears to be a purely linear operation. While conceptually this is true the anatomic reality is that the clavicle bone is not straight. Its only straight section, the middle articular segment, has curved ends on either side. These reverse curved ends, once Read More…
Browlifting today is most often done through a limited incision approach albeit endoscopic, hairline or even through the upper eyelid. Historically the browlift was done through a coronal scalp incision, an approach which creates its lifting effect by removing a strip of hair bearing scalp. When the soft tissues are lifted off of the forehead Read More…
Background: The obvious part of shoulder narrowing surgery is that a segment of the clavicle bone is removed. What is not obvious is how different the shape and size of the clavicle bone can be not only between patients but also between the two sides of each patient. While it is natural to assume that Read More…
Background: The wide or light bulb shaped head is caused by a combination of excessive bone and soft tissue. The temporal muscle makes up a significant part of the width of the head particularly at the anterior temporal area. (temporal fossa) It is disproportionately wide compared to the cheek and jaw bony widths below it. Read More…
Background: A strong jawline and lower third of the face is typically and historically associated almost exclusively with men. But that facial shape concept has changed and is common today to see women (models, news women, TV celebrities etc) with strong jawlines. So it is not rare to see a female patient request a jaw 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...