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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...
Synthetic implants are widely used and important for many types of facial augmentation. Without them many aesthetic facial procedures would not be possible or would be far more difficult to perform and have higher risks. The risk of infection with facial implants is acknowledged by surgeons and patients alike. Fortunately facial implant infections are very Read More…
Background: The appearance of the female nose is quite different from that of men. While it is usually smaller when patient size is relatively comparable, it is more than just a size difference. The female nose is known to have shape changes as well with a lower dorsum, a more narrow tip and an increased Read More…
Background: There are many benefits to tummy tuck surgery including a better shaped waistline due to the elimination of loose skin and extra fat. One of the ‘smaller’ benefits is in the creation of a new umbilicus. (belly button) A distorted and misshapen belly button often occurs due to the development of loose skin around Read More…
Augmentative rhinoplasty requires either a graft or implant to perform. In most cases the use of the patient’s own septum or ear donor site is adequate. In more substantative dorso-columellar augmentations consideration must be given to either rib grafts or synthetic implants to achieve the desired effect. In some cases even an amalgamated approach can Read More…
The Ideal implant is the first truly new idea in breast implants that has come along in decades. Its innovative internal baffle and dual chamber design allows a saline-filled implant to act more like a silicone breast implant. It has a fairly natural feel and does not develop rippling but also offers the piece Read More…
Background: The sliding genioplasty is a well known chin augmentation procedure that is often viewed as a substitute for a chin implant. While this is certainly true in some patients, for other patients it is a better alternative as both an autologous operation and because it can offer some dimensional chin changes that an implant Read More…
In Asians double eyelid surgery is extremely common. It is also frequently done in conjunction with medial epicanthoplasty to eliminate the webbing of skin across the inner aperture of the eye. (epicanthal fold) But because many Asian eyes have a short horizontal length from the inner to outer eye corners, extending out the lateral length Read More…
One aspect of skull reshaping surgery are reductive procedures. This could be the removal of bone or muscle depending upon where the skull shape excess exists. Most skull reduction surgeries involve the removal of bone and they consist of either larger surface areas to reduce an overall prominence or are more of a ‘spot reduction’ Read More…
Background: The shape of the skull can be highly variable. It can have many presentations due to growth and the influences of external pressures in utero as well as after birth. Most of the time skull shape anomalies do not have much difference in the thickness of the bone. The head shape may be unusual Read More…
Background: There are many elements that make up a desirable shape of the nose. While nostril width is not the most important, it is relevant for some patients and in some rhinoplasty surgeries to help achieve a better nose shape. It is one of the dozen shape considerations when analyzing and planning for a rhinoplasty 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...