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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: Cheek augmentation, like all forms of facial enhancement, have gender specific characteristics. While some women may seek increased fullness in the lower cheek area (malar/submalar) while men usually prefer it to be higher and more completely sitting on the bone. In essence women often prefer fuller cheeks while men prefer a more defined or Read More…
Background: The mastoid process is an extension of the temporal bone located behind the ear. It has a smooth conical shape onto which numerous muscles attach. (e.g., sternocleidomastoid) It is a projection because of the large air cells within it and is easily visible particularly in the shaved head male. Because of its location the Read More…
Background: While the skull is generally a collection of smooth convex surfaces, it is prone to a wide variety of contour deformities. Many of these contour deformities are located in and around the suture lines which serve as the interface between two growing skull bone plates. As there are six primary sutures on the external Read More…
Festoons are a unique midface aesthetic issue with an anatomic complex basis that occurs in the prezygomatic space. Loss of fat volume of the subcutaneous fat and laxity of the orbicularis retaining ligament, SOOF and overlying skin are major elements in their formation. As a result they appear as hammocks or bags of loose tissue Read More…
Background: Hip augmentation has become a more commonly requested procedure today undoubtably due to the rise on BBL buttock augmentation procedures. Buttock augmentation often makes the hip areas look deficient by proximity and comparison. But unlike buttock augmentation, either by fat injections or implants, achieving satisfactory hip augmentation is not so easy. While the ideal Read More…
Background: The chin is a distinctive human facial feature that is not found on other mammal. Its exact function has yet to be precisely defined. Its shape has a raised vertical ridge along the symphyseal midline along with paired bulbous formations on each side of its lower edge known as mental or lateral tubercles. These Read More…
Background: The clavicle is composed of three differently shaped bone segments. There is an inner mid shaft segment which is straight and there is inner and outer bone segments that have reverse curved shapes. The lengths of each bone segment are roughly equal. While their bone lengths are roughly equal their thicknesses are not.The inner Read More…
Around the world the use of an implant for augmentation rhinoplasty is a frequent technique. It is usually combined with cartilage grafting of the nasal tip for a more complete dorsocolumellar augmentation effect. The most common implant material is silicone due to its low cost of manufacture and ease of insertion and removal. While effective Read More…
Background: At the interface of the bottom end of the skull on the back of the head (inferior edge of occipital bone) is the upper neck. This is where the thick neck muscles and fascia attach to the bone. Because of this location the skull bone and neck soft tissues are thickest at this interface. Read More…
Background: Surgery of the bony jaw angles is unique from other parts of the lower jaw due to the large masseter muscle that lies over it. The posterior-inferior border of the jaw angles serve as the focused insertion point of the masseter muscle from its broad origin along the zygomatic body and arch. This insertion 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...