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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: The tip of the nose represents the visible part of an open rhinoplasty but also where the most reshaping changes may be needed and seen. The confluence of the lower alar cartilages, septum and the nostril openings make for a unique end of the nose shape that is unique for each person. As a Read More…
The sliding genioplasty gets its name from its origin well over a half century ago. At that time here was only one bone fixation technique to hold the bone into its new position…wire fixation. Passing wire ligatures from the buccal cortex superiorly and the lingual cortex of the mobilized chin bone segments inferiorly when twisted Read More…
Background: Overgrowths of the skull can occur in numerous areas from frontal bossing anteriorly to occipital buns posteriorly. Some have classic appearances and descriptions as in the aforementioned while others are less well known. One of these less well known overgrowths is the elevated or over projecting crown of the head. Somewhat like that of Read More…
Background: Custom midface implants create new possibilities for adding increased projection to the middle third of the face. Unlike the numerous off-the-shelf implants which are available (cheek, tear trough, premaxillary and paranasal implants), the custom midface implant provides a global enhancement effect. It is somewhat similar to a LeFort III advancement without dentoalveolar and nasal Read More…
Custom implants are a paradigm shift in aesthetic augmentations of the midface. While there are numerous off-the-shelf augmentation options such as cheek, tear trough, and pyriform aperture (premaxillary and paranasal) implants, their effects are limited or only a subtotal midface enhancement. While this is what the vast majority of patients seek there is a subset Read More…
Shoulder narrowing surgery is an aesthetic procedure in which the incision and its final appearance has significance. While in fracture repair a long incision is used across the front of the clavicle with a significant scar, such an approach scarring in shoulder narrowing would not be acceptable to most patients. (even though it makes the Read More…
One of the smallest areas of facial augmentation by bony surface area is the pyriform aperture region of the midface. The lower base of the nose is divided into two zones, paranasal and premaxillary. Both areas provide support to the base of the nose but with different effects. The paranasal region builds up the base Read More…
Background: Male facial augmentation focuses on augmenting the five corners of the face, the cheek, chin and jaw angles. These are all flat to convex surface which are at the ideal locations to provide the most visible external effects. All of these areas can be augmented individually or in any number of combinations based open Read More…
Shoulder narrowing surgery is accomplished by shortening the length of each clavicle. Segments of the bone are removed and put back together using plates and screws with a shortened length. Like almost any such bone procedure, particularly in load-bearing areas like the shoulder, the reconstructed bone area needs to be protected for a period of Read More…
Jaw angle implants are a unique and most challenging of all facial implants to surgically place. What fundamentally separates them from other implants is their posterior location at the back end of the lower jaw which is not an easy area to reach from an intraoral access. Besides the limited visibility the implant must also 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...