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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 tricep muscle primarily creates extension of the upper arm through three heads of the muscle. Despite being comprised of three muscles two of them (the long and lateral head) comprise most of what we see and run the full length of the back of the arm. In the upper arm the close proximity Read More…
Background: While a good jawline is desired by both men and women there are differences in the desired shape. It is not a question of whether one is bigger or smaller but the specific shapes at the ‘corners’ is what is the difference between them. While men may desire a square chin shape women usually Read More…
Background: For surgical waist narrowing conventional procedures like liposuction and tummy tucks have a primary role. When they are inadequate or an increased narrowing effect is desired the lone remaining option is structural modification of the lower ribcage. Whether this is done by rib fracture or rib removal the concept is that a collapse or Read More…
Background: Chin implants are the original form of permanent facial augmentation and are still the most commonly performed aesthetic implant today. But chin implants only cause an incomplete jaw augmentation effect. The jaw angles behind the chin on both sides provide a fertile area for additional aesthetic augmentations for a different type of jaw enhancement. Read More…
Background: All bony areas of the craniofacial skeleton can be both augmented and reduced. As a general rule the amount of augmentation capability is greater than the ability to reduce it as greater amounts of implant thicknesses can be added than the thickness of the bone that can be removed. This is equally true for Read More…
Background: A large Adam’s apple or thyroid cartilage causes a visible prominence in the contour of the neck. This is a common feature of many male necks and thus is not seen as aesthetically undesirable unless it is extremely large. In contrast females prefer a smoother neck contour with little to no thyroid cartilage prominence. Read More…
Pelvic plasty is a new structural body contouring surgery for upper hip widening. (at least in the U.S.) It does use an osteotomy or bone moving procedure to create this effect. Rather the hip augmentation is created by adding an implant to the iliac crest rim of the pelvic bone. Given the location of the Read More…
Background: An inadequate chin augmentation result can occur from a variety of factors. But chin implant removal in the treatment of an unsatisfactory chin augmentation result induces a whole new set of potential chin problems that now involve more than just a bony projection deficiency. The onset of undesired soft tissue changes (chin pad sagging, Read More…
One of the classic debates in chin implant augmentation surgery is whether the incisional approach should be from inside the mouth (intraoral) or under the chin. (submental) This discussion is as old as that of chin implants themselves. Surgeons certainly have their preferences, often based on their specialty training, and patients have their preferences based Read More…
Background: The empty scrotal syndrome (ESS) is an aesthetic description for when the male scrotum has no visible testicles even though they are present. This can occur for the obvious reason that the testicles are either undescended or are very small due to atrophy from aging or hormonal supplementation. A less common reason is testicular 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...