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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: When one thinks of a short chin it is almost always perceived to be a horizontal issue. (lack of projection) And while that is by far the most common deficient chin dimension it is not the only one. Chins can also be vertically short or not long enough in height. And while many horizontal Read More…
Background: In clavicle reduction surgery one becomes aware that the paired clavicles are not often symmetric. Clavicle lengths are known by numerous anatomic studies to be different between the two sides. My clinical experience confirms this is accurate and careful examination has shown how frequent clavicle length asymmetries are. The longer clavicle length can be Read More…
Background: Chin implants are a common facial augmentation procedure which can be very effective in the properly selected patient. It is almost always the procedure that is done when a patient presents to a plastic surgeon for ‘chin augmentation’ or ‘jaw enhancement’. This is because it is the jaw augmentation procedure of which most surgeons Read More…
Background: Chin implants are a common facial augmentation that can be very effective for the properly selected patient. They work best for modest to moderate chin deficiencies that are largely horizontal in dimension (inadequate projection) with no significant asymmetries in the chin or jawline bone. Where patients and surgeons get into aesthetic difficulties is when Read More…
Background: The flat back of head is a result of inadequate projection of the occipital-parietal bones. The lower half of the visible back of the head is the location of the upper half of the occipital bone. (the lower half of the occipital bone is below the thick neck muscles) The upper half of the Read More…
Background: The aesthetically wide head is typically seen as a pronounced convexity in the temporal regions of the skull. While much of the skull is compromised of bone under the scalp, the temporal regions which make up the sides of the head are unique in that regard. While there is temporal bone a significant part Read More…
The skull can be thought of simplistically as the connection of 5 convex surfaces (front, top, back and two sides) into an oblong curved shape. (normocephaly) Each of the five surfaces has varying degrees of convexity but none of its surfaces are flat. The back of the head has a fair amount of convexity and Read More…
Background: V line and cheekbone reduction surgeries today are well known facial reduction/reshaping procedures. They have their origins in Asia where they are commonly performed and is very popular amongst young patients. But just like facial implant augmentations where the result can be seen to be too much, facial bone reductions can also end up Read More…
Background: The clavicle bone has far more complex morphologic features that is usually perceived. It is the only long bone in the body, meaning a bone that is longer than it is wide, that has a horizontal orientation. I have rBesides being a non-straight curvilinear bone with two curved ends its thickness varies along its Read More…
Reshaping of the soft tissue of the cheek for a less full or thinner facal appearance has long been the promise of the buccal lipectomy procedure. While effective for some patients the procedure is often misused with the belief that will it affect the entire cheek/midface region from the bony cheeks down to the jawline. 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...