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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: There are numerous challenges when performing clavicle reduction osteotomies for shoulder narrowing. One of these challenges is doing the surgery through very small incisions located close to the neck. How readily it is to work through these incisions depends on the overlying tissue thickness. While everyone assumes that the soft tissue overlying the clavicles Read More…
Background: In chin augmentation the surgical choices are always between an implant and a bony movement of the chin. Patients may have their preference based on their affinity for an autologous procedure (sliding genioplasty) or a less invasive approach (implant), but that decision is overridden when the dimensional changes desired reach a certain point. As Read More…
The buccal fat pad is a unique facial structure located in the deep midface area whose exact function remains uncertain. What makes it unique is that it is an encapsulated fat collection that has its own pedicle blood supply. Being a discrete fat mass in the face that can be readily accessed it has long Read More…
Background: Of the five surfaces of the skull aesthetic deformities of the back of the head are the most commonly treated. One of the typical concerns is when the back of the head is flat whether it is on one side or involving the entire back of the head. When it is the entire back Read More…
The sagging or downturned corner of the mouth is not a facial feature that anyone requests to have. While the fall of the corner of the mouth is most commonly associated with aging, due to the weight of the overlying falling softy tissues, some people have a natural downward slant to the corners of their Read More…
Background: The natural temporal shape for most people is either a flat profile or a slight concavity. This shape is defined by a line drawn between the bony temporal line of the forehead superiorly and the zygomatic arch bone inferiorly. It may touch it (flat profile) or have a 1mm space beneath it. (slight concavity) Read More…
Background: Reshaping the shoulders for a less wide and square appearance can only be done by shortening the length of the clavicles. As the clavicle is a horizontally oriented bone, and the only bone in the body that is, it is conceptually straightforward concept that making it shorter in length will directly bring in the Read More…
One of the most popular body contouring procedures in the past decade is BBL surgery or the Brazilian Butt Lift. It is commonly performed not only due to the rise in modern culture of the desire for a larger buttock size but also because it uses a natural material to do so. (fat) An ancillary Read More…
Background: While the chin bone draws a lot of aesthetic attention the soft tissue that covers it is often overlooked. This soft tissue coverage, known as the chin pad, is a combination of skin, fibrofatty tissue and muscle. It starts superiorly at the labiomental fold and ends inferiorly on the underside of the chin at Read More…
Temporal reduction is a procedure that was developed as a skull reshaping procedure to narrow the wide head shape. Specifically to reduce the convex shape and fullness on the side of the head. Contrary to the perception of the need to remove bone to create this effect it is actually the temporal muscle which needs 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...