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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...
The frowning expression creates the well known ‘11s’or vertical wrinkles of the forehead. This is caused by the corrugator muscles drawing the eyebrows down and inward. It is partially a protective function for the eye from the glare of the sun and bright lights but also commonly appears when one is concentrating as well as Read More…
Forehead augmentation can be done using a variety of materials and methods. It is probably most popular worldwide in Asians who often have a flatter and less convex forehead shape. While the use of synthetic materials is the most effective and assured forehead augmentation method, m both in terms of shape and longevity, it is Read More…
Congenital ear deformities are not uncommon and are always obvious right after birth. While some would say that this is reflective of being compressed inside the womb and misshapen ears can be a self-solving issue, this is almost never the case. The concept of early ear manipulation to work with the cartilage molding capability that Read More…
Background: Lip augmentation is one of the most popular non-surgical facial enhancement procedures. Done primarily by synthetic injectable fillers the size of the lips can be increased for the duration of the filler’s persistence. When skillfully done injectable fillers can create a myriad of perioral effects from lip size increase, correction of lip asymmetries and Read More…
Background: The sliding genioplasty is a well known chin augmentation technique for horizontal advancement of a short chin. It is used most commonly for the horizontally deficient bony chin. With these forward movements some vertical change can also be affected, either opening it slightly or even vertically shortening it. A lesser known use of the Read More…
Chin augmentation has been done for a long time and many different implant materials and shapes have been used. The most common chin implant used today is that of an extended or anatomic design. Rather than just sitting on the front edge of the chin this contemporary chin implant is anatomic as its side wings Read More…
Male breast enlargement, known as gynecomastia, presents in various manifestations. While once gynecomastia surgery was most commonly done on teenage boys who developed small (or large) breast mounds that did not recede, today’s gynecomastia reductions are different. Men are much more particular about the appearance of their chests today and are often intolerant of even Read More…
In breast augmentation surgery women should choose implant size based on the way it makes the breast look. But the obvious question from prospective patients is what cup size will I be afterwards? Ot what implant volume is needed to give the cup size they want? Historically the common answer is that a cup size Read More…
Shaping of the waistline and buttocks has taken on great popularity in the past decade. With the widespread use of various buttock augmentation procedures as well as liposuction, changing the outer shape of the pelvic region can be done. While most commonly done by fat injections (aka the BBL procedure) and the less frequently by Read More…
Background: The nose is made up of many angles, lines and shapes and represents the most aesthetically complex structure on the face…despite its proportionately small size. How all of these various geometries (subunits) fit together changes based on what view or angle that the nose is being assessed. The most basic of all these nasal 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...