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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...
The widest part of the face in most people is controlled by the lateral projection of the zygomatic arch. It is uncommon that the width of the temples or the jawline exceeds that of the zygomatic arches in the midface. The zygomatic body almost always sits inside the maximum width of the convexity of the Read More…
Background: While the concept of inserting a breast implant seems easy, there are numerous aesthetic considerations of which to be aware. Besides the nipples, the inframammary fold (IMF) or lower breast fold is the most important anatomic landmark of the breast. The IMF creates a clear demarcation between the breast and the chest/abdomen which lies Read More…
One of the well known changes that happens in woman’s hands is a thinning or skeletonization look that can develop to them with aging. This is due to the loss of the subcutaneous fat on the back of the hands, creating greater exposure of the extensor tendons and the space between the bones of the Read More…
Breast implants have evolved considerably over the past twenty five years. Almost all of these technological improvements have occurred with silicone gel breast implants. Saline breast implants have essentially remained the same with the exception of the enveloping silicone shell bag. That is until recently. The FDA has just approved a new type of Read More…
The jaw makeover seems to be one of the newer requested facial cosmetic procedures. Women and men grab their necks and stroke their jawline looking back on the days when it was much tighter and more defined. Men are particularly focused on their jawline feeling that a more prominent one would improve their appearance as Read More…
Iceland is a nordic island located between the North Atlantic and Arctic seas. With a small land mass of around 40,000 square miles and a population of just over 300,000, it is the most sparsely populated country in all of Europe. The vast majority of the population lives along its coasts with two-thirds of Read More…
Bellafil is a ‘new’ injectable filler that really is a rebranding of Artefill/Artecoll which as been around been development and as a clinical product for over fifteen years. It received FDA approval in 2006 to treat nasolabial folds/smile lines. It is a combination of bovine collagen and PMMA microspheres. It is classified as a Read More…
The selection of implant size is viewed as the most important decision for many women undergoing breast augmentation surgery. Despite its importance, there is no exact scientific method for determining the right implant size for any patient. One of the most common methods for preoperative size estimation is the rice test. ‘The rice test’ is Read More…
Background: The flat back of the head is one of the common aesthetic skull deformities. It usually originates from either a genetic predisposition or a deformational effect of in utero or post birth head positioning. (occipital plagiocephaly) The flatness can be on just one side or both. (bilateral) When it occurs bilaterally there are aesthetic Read More…
Protruding nipples can occur because of they naturally develop, induced to grow by pregnancy and breastfeeding, or inadvertently become more obvious by the placement of breast implants. Nipple hypertrophy can be managed by a variety of products to help flatten and hide their prominence. These are usually circular silicone shields which, when applied to your 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...