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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: Plagiocephaly is the most recognized and frequently occurring aesthetic skull deformity. While it affects the head overall it greatest aberration in skull shape is posteriorly. Flatness of the back of the head is the sine qua non of plagiocephaly for most patients which is where it is usually seen most significantly.Often called occipital flattening Read More…
Background: The definitive method for complete jaw or lower facial augmentation is the custom jawline implant. Not surprisingly the vast majority of patients who seek this surgery are men and their goals are fairly consistent… a stronger and more defined jawline. While there are different flavors of what that means for each individual patient there Read More…
Background: The most under diagnosed aesthetic chin deformity is in the vertical dimension. This particularly true when it is a vertical deficiency. It is easy to miss unless one is aware of the indicators. An overbite, an excessively deep labiomental fold, a bunched up soft tissue chin pad and a shortened lower third of the Read More…
Background: Breast augmentation remains the most commonly performed aesthetic implant surgery in the world by implant numbers. This is true not only because of its long standing history and familiarity but also due to the need for bilateral implants. The implant types has always been two, either a silicone gel or saline fluid fill. Each Read More…
Custom testicle implants have become popular for a variety of reasons, some recognized and others not. The most obvious reason for their use is that they provide sizes that are not available with the use of standard testicles implants which stop at 5.0cm sizes. They can also be made in various 3D dimensions that go Read More…
Background: Augmentation of the bicep muscle is most successfully done with an implant. Such bicep implants can be placed in three different pocket locations, subfascial (on top of the muscle), submuscular (under the muscle) and partial submuscular. (inside the muscle) Each pocket location has its advantages and disadvantages but the main advantage of the deeper Read More…
Background: The scalp is prone to a variety of aesthetic abnormalities which are often not well known or even recognized. One of the more common aesthetic scalp abnormalities are redundant rolls of scalp that typically appear on the back of the head where the scalp meets the neck skin. There is an association of the Read More…
Pectus excavatum, also known as a sunken chest, is a common congenital chest wall deformity in which the sternum and ribs are pushed inward. This creates a concave appearance to the chest. It occurs more frequently in men but can also occur in women. Because of the presence of breasts in women, or the lack Read More…
Background: Significant or what has been called massive weight loss is any amount over 75lbs. Such amounts of weight loss are known to result in the creation of loose skin due to expansion which almost never contracts back to its original amount and tightness. These post weight loss skin effects vary across the body with Read More…
Background: Wide shoulder dysphoria is not uncommon in transfemales for which clavicle reduction osteotomies provides an effective treatment for it. The major recovery issue in such shoulder reduction surgery is the limited use of the arms in the early recovery. Keeping the arms from full abduction and extension avoids a distraction effect on the reunited 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...