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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...
Custom skull implants are the definitive treatment for elective aesthetic skull augmentations. Besides the surface area coverage, shape and thickness of the implant the other important consideration is the capacity of the scalp to accommodate it. This is based on how much the scalp can stretch which varies amongst patients based on the thickness of Read More…
Custom facial implants are like all other facial procedures in terms of inducing postoperative swelling and bruising. This is typically a relatively short-lived aesthetic issue that has largely abated by one month after surgery. Bruising or ecchymoses always resolve before all swelling has subsided. As a result there usually is not much concern about early Read More…
Background: Chin implants are the most common alloplastic facial augmentation procedure. As a result localized reactions to an implant on the end of this lower jaw are the most well known. Bone erosion is the frequently highlighted reaction to the implant but the biologic reality is that this is a benign passive and self-limited process Read More…
Background: The scrotum is not typically seen completely empty in an adult. (absence of both testicles) But in rare circumstances can occur for a variety of reasons. If the testicles suffered torsion and/or infection usually one testicle may end up being lost but rarely does loss of both result. It is also possible that both Read More…
Background: The scrotum is thin external sac that is composed of skin and muscle. (aka a fibromuscular cutaneous sac) It has two testicles that have separate compartments divided by a septum of tissue. This septum is more robust than most realize usually being 5 to 6mms thick. These two compartments are evidenced externally by the Read More…
Background: Correction of brow ptosis is one of the most common rejuvenative procedures of the upper third of the face. There are a wide variety of techniques to do so most of which are based on a superior lifting concept. Limited incision endoscopic techniques dominate but also frontal hairline and now rarely performed coronal excisional Read More…
Background: The custom infraorbital-malar (IOM) implant is a novel midface augmentation method. Unlike standard cheek and tear trough (infraorbital) implants, this custom implant ties together the front and side of the midface for an overall largely horizontal skeletal expansion effect. This is particularly relevant as many midface deficiencies are often a combination of the two Read More…
Background: Brow bone reduction is commonly performed for female forehead feminization and the treatment of overgrown male brow bones. (masculine forehead softening) The two techniques for brow bone reduction are burring and bone flap setback, each of which has their indications. But by far the bone flap setback is the most effective form for most Read More…
Cheekbone reductions are typically done by a bone repositioning technique. Using an osteotomy cut through the main body of the zygoma done intraorally and an external skin approach to a bone cut through the posterior zygomatic arch, the entire cheek bone is moved inward. The analogy I often make is that it is like taking Read More…
Background: While brow bone reduction surgery has been around for a long time it has gained more recent popularity because of the emergence of facial feminization surgery. (FFS) But before facial feminization surgery brow bone reductions were done in men although far less commonly than FFS today. The use of a bone flap setback is 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...