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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...
Darkening of the eyelids, known as periorbital hyperpigmentation, is when excess pigment develops on the eyelids. While it can occur on either the upper and lower eyelids, and often involves both, it is most common and aesthetically troublesome on the lower eyelids. Its causes is not exactly known and is multifactorial and has been ascribed Read More…
Background: Tongue tie or ankyloglossia is a well recognized congenital anomaly of the tongue. It results from a restriction or lack of development of the lingual frenulum which is a membranous attachment from the underside of the tongue to the anterior floor of the mouth. When the frenulum is short the tip of the Read More…
Background: Breast augmentation continues to enjoy widespread popularity and literally is a procedure for all ages today. While the majority of women getting breast implants is still largely under the age of fifty (50), the above fifty group who are willing to have the surgery is growing. While once it seemed rare to have women Read More…
Treatment of very specific types of migraine headaches can be successfully done by extraforaminal decompression techniques. This is especially true for the migraine trigger site of the supraorbital nerve. By removing all of the muscle from around the neurovascular bundle (and occasionally removing some foraminal bone and ablating the artery) a decrease in the severity Read More…
Background: Otoplasty for protruding ears is primarily done by cartilage reshaping/repositioning. Whether it is the placement of antihelical or concha-mastoid sutures, the ear is ‘pulled back or ‘pinned’ by cartilage manipulation. The use of these suture techniques is primarily an art and how many are used, placed and their degree of tightening is a Read More…
Facelift surgery addresses sagging and loose tissues that have fallen due to aging. To a large degree facelifts are a tissue resuspension method which uses some tissue excision (skin and fat) to create the effect. However, a facelift in and of itself, does not change many of the more superficial lines and wrinkles on the Read More…
The cause of certain migraine headaches is now well known be caused by peripheral compression of cranial sensory nerves usually caused by muscular contraction. This compression causes nerve irritation and serves as the nidus for the initiation of the migraine. In the auriculotemporal nerve migraine trigger area, its close association with the superficial temporal artery Read More…
Cellulite is a very common aesthetic problem for women (and a few men) that has defied an absolute solution for many decades. The number of externally applied creams, lotions and massage approaches speaks to the fact that a successful non-surgical approach remains wanting. Numerous surgical approaches have also been used that focus on either Read More…
The use of 3D CT scanning and sophisticated imaging manipulation software has now made it possible to design specific implants for the face and skull for aesthetic augmentation/contouring and reconstructive purposes. This helps fill a growing need for patients who aesthetic and reconstructive requirements exceed what standard off-the-shelf implants can provide. The creation of these Read More…
While the placement of implants will always enlarge the breasts, and in most cases very successfully, they may not always create volume on the new breast mound in all of the places where the patient wants it. This is most manifest in the inner side of the breast mound or the so called cleavage 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...