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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...
Jaw angles implants are becoming increasingly popular for their jawline augmentation effects. Different styles of jaw angle implants allow for a variety of posterior jawline effects from widening, lengthening and combinations thereof. Like a chin implant they are placed in the subperiosteal submuscular position at the back of the jaw. The difference in jaw angle Read More…
Background: There are many procedures that can be done to rebuild the skull including bone replacement and external bone reshaping. (cranioplasty) With today’s computer technology large segments of the skull can be replaced by a variety of materials including HTR, PEEK and PEKK materials. While there are surgeon advocates for all of these materials, I Read More…
Background: Breast sagging can be treated by either the use of a lift or an implant. A lift works by removing sagging skin and physically moving the nipple upward. Any lifting effect of an implant comes from tissue expansion with an outward and upward push. In many cases of breast sagging both a lift Read More…
The position of the eyebrows on the brow bones over the eyes plays a major role in facial expression. Low eyebrows can convey an impression of anger or tiredness. Conversely, high eyebrows can make one look surprised or very wide-eyed/alert. But beyond facial expression there are some basic gender differences in their shape as well. Read More…
Background: Prominent blood vessels on the face, while common, are not usually a source of cosmetic concern. By far the most common location of blood vessel visibility is in the forehead. Prominent arteries in the temporal region and side of the forehead as well as more central forehead veins can be seen in both men Read More…
Background: Aesthetic skull augmentation can be done for a wide variety of deficient skull shape concerns. Changes can be made in skull height, skull width and frontal and posterior skull projection. In rare cases and with the use of a first stage scalp tissue expander, the entire skull can be augmented through a circumferential effect. Read More…
Background: A tracheostomy is a life-saving airway procedure. Done from infancy to seniors it is the introduction of a breathing tube through the midline neck skin into airway to bypass whatever obstruction lies above it. The breathing may be left in a matter of days dependent on the medical condition it is treating. When it Read More…
Rhinoplasty can change most features of the nose through well known bone and cartilage manipulation maneuvers. There are very few soft tissue procedures that can be done to make nasal shape changes. The one nasal shape soft tissue change that can be done is that of the nostrils. The shape of the nostrils is controlled Read More…
One basic preoperative concept of breast augmentation has taken on a contemporary approach of tissue-based planning. Such an approach strives to achieve a ‘natural breast augmentation’ result by not overwhelming the breast tissues with implants that are more than the tissue can accommodate. By having good tissue support for the implant there is a lower Read More…
Augmentation of the nose is a frequent element in many rhinoplasty procedures. While the use of locally harvested cartilage grafts works in may cases, more significant augmentations of the dorsum require different volume addition techniques. The choices for major dorsal augmentation rhinoplasty for Asian and African-American patients, for examples, is either that of a 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...