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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...
Breast lift surgery has been around for almost a hundred years in a variety of different excisional patterns based on the amount of breast sagging. While the initial breast lift results can be very satisfying, many long-term results have lost some of that early luster. This is caused by the so called ‘bottoming out’ Read More…
Background: Breast augmentation continues to be popular amongst women of all ages and ethnicities. Amongst certain female patients that have more pigment in their skin, the risk of hypertrophic scarring or hyperpigmentation of the surrounding skin is a legitimate patient concern that may mar an otherwise excellent breast size enhancement. In the Hispanic female, their Read More…
Rhinoplasty is one of the most common aesthetic facial procedures that has good success for both patient and surgeon alike. Like many facial procedures, it enjoys a very low infection rate largely due to the excellent blood supply of the facial tissues. This is somewhat surprising given that it is a ‘contaminated’ procedure with Read More…
Background: Tummy tucks are uniformly successful at reshaping the abdominal wall through the removal of excess skin and fat. While the amount of abdominal wall tightening is one criteria by which tummy tucks are judged, they are equally critiqued by the scars that are needed to create it. The fear of most tummy tuck patients Read More…
Background: The forehead represents one third of the face and had a valuable role to play in facial aesthetics. Besides the length and width of the forehead, its other major aesthetic feature is its slope. (as most easily appreciated in the side view) This forehead feature is well known to be gender specific. Women have Read More…
One of the most common of all aesthetic raised skull deformities is that of the sagittal ridge. As a result of the fusion of the midline sagittal suture, bone thickening can occur between the original anterior and posterior fontanelles. In its fullest expression such sagittal suture fusion becomes a craniosynostosis. But there are numerous smaller Read More…
Background: A facelift is one of the most well known but also misunderstood of the anti-aging facial surgical procedures. Besides the frequent misinterpretation of what a facelift really is, there is also the confusion added to it by the marketing of many ‘franchise’ forms of facelifts which promise big changes with limited recovery. Numerous other Read More…
The cheek dimple is an anatomic anomaly that is often inherited. They can occur on just one side of the face but more commonly are bilateral. They can be present only when one smiles or is always present and just gets deeper when one smiles. Cadaveric studies have shown that it is created by a Read More…
Since silicone implants were re-introduced eight years ago in 2006, they have gradually returned to their dominance over saline breast implants. With a more natural feel, lack of a deflation risk and being longer lasting, they have numerous advantages over saline-filled devices. But despite their commercial availability they are not available to all women who Read More…
Background: The jawline is an important facial feature of both men and women. Occupying the entire lower third of the face, it has both a large surface area as well as serves as a distinct transition between the face and the neck. While a well defined and ‘strong’ jawline has been traditionally assigned as a 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...