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Tummy Tuck Approach for Subcostal Rib Removals

The most perceived reason that rib removal surgery is performed is for narrowing of the anatomic waistline. This is done by removing portions of ribs 11and 12 and sometimes even rib #10. This operation works because it removes the outward support of the musculature that occurs from the very downward projecting terminal 11 and 12 Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male Custom Bicep Implants

Background: Most body implants are done for muscular enhancement. The only exception is that of the female breast implant. In augmenting the muscle size, it is usually most effective if the implant is placed on top of the muscle under its fascial lining. This is certainly true for muscular augmentations that are on the extremities Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Thick Skinned Revision Rhinoplasty

Background: Rhinoplasty involves changing the nasal shape through changes in the underlying bone and cartilage support. The only location for skin removal in a rhinoplasty is when the nostril width is reduced through various patterns of tissue excision.Thus in the large nose any reductive efforts and their results are heavily impacted by how well the Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Male Forehead Horn Reduction

Background: The shape of the frontal skull bone known as forehead is an important aesthetic facial feature. Since the forehead occupies one-third of the visible face it is not surprising that it has significant aesthetic value even though it seems like it is just a flat a amorphous structure. In reality there are very distinct Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Vertical Back Lift for Torso Narrowing

Background: The excision of loose skin and fat through a variety of lifting are common body contouring procedures. While usually done after large amounts of weight loss, many such excisional procedures are done for the abdomen, waistline, chest, arms and thighs. Back lifts are also done and have been described as braline lifts, back roll Read More…

Fat Injection as a Potential Scar Treatment

The management of adherent scars or scar contractures are difficult problems. to improve. Like all scars the tissues are not normal and many scars have an actual tissue deficiency as part of their makeup. Traditional surgical approaches include excision, geometric skin rearrangements and skin grafting. Non-surgical injection treatments include steriods (Kenalog) and 5FU as a Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Custom Pectoral and Bicep Implants

  Background: Augmentation of the male chest can be done by either fat injections or pectoral implants. Fat injections, however, can be unpredictable and often only creates a fuller and rounder chest appearance. Implants produce a much more natural and guaranteed pectoral muscle enhancement effect since they are placed directly under the muscle. By being Read More…

Inframammary Approach for Pectoral Implant Repositioning

  Pectoral implants in men is the equivalent of breast implants in women. Both serve to enhance the chest appearance in their respective genders. But beyond this general concept, pectoral implants and breast implants are very different. One major difference is the such implants in men are for muscular augmentation. As such it is placed Read More…

3D CT Scanning of Custom Jawline Implants -Before and After Surgery

Augmentation of the entire jawline has become a popular method for improvement of the lower third of the face. While historically lower facial augmentation was focused on the front half of the jaw (chin), a more contemporary approach considers the jaw angles behind the chin for a complete jawline effect. While most people who seek Read More…

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