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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...
Botox has a profound influence as a neuromuscular modulator in improving facial aesthetics. It is used to relax muscles, therefore softening and sometimes eliminating wrinkles on the face and neck. Most commonly known for its use in treating glabellar creases, horizontal forehead creases and crow’s feet, Botox has created a paradigm shift in the Read More…
A recent internet article appeared from experts in eating disorders about an Internet-fueled trend in which young women are pursuing the ‘thigh gap’ look. An erroneous concept that one can become so slender that their thighs don’t touch even when their feet are together. Eating disorder experts point out that this is an unachievable goal Read More…
Fat grafting preceded by liposuction harvest is a cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery procedure that is here to stay. Despite the ease of fat availability in most people and the ability to virtually put it anywhere by injection, it is plagued by two as yet unsolved problems. It survival is, at best, unpredictable and Read More…
Forehead augmentation is done for a variety of aesthetic reasons including increasing the convexity and projection of the forehead. A forehead that slopes back too severely or lacks brow bone projection can be built up by an onlay or augmentative cranioplasty. This is always done with an alloplastic material rather than a bone graft Read More…
Gastric bypass surgery, or even persistent efforts at diet and exercise, can result in large amounts of weight loss. With this weight loss often comes a lot of loose skin over many parts of the body. This has resulted in a number of body contouring procedures that removes this excess skin. Such efforts at bariatric Read More…
Background: The earlobe is a part of the ear that is best known as a site of adornment by the placement of jewelry. It is rarely thought of as a body structure that ages or sags. But the earlobe is the only part of the ear that is not supported by cartilage, it is composed Read More…
A common and expected question during every plastic surgery consultation is “what will the pain be like”? Although many plastic surgery procedures involve removing skin (tummy tuck, breast lift, face lift, blepharoplasty) which is not particularly painful, they are other procedures which have greater discomfort. Operations which involve bone and muscle manipulation, liposuction, and body Read More…
The most popular method of buttock augmentation is by fat injections. Known as the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), it is singularly responsible for the dramatic rise in the number of buttock augmentation procedures performed. While fat is not the most reliable method of adding buttock volume, an implant is, it offers a natural material Read More…
Almost every procedure done in facial plastic surgery causes some temporary swelling and bruising. Bruising in the face is hard to hide and is a telltale sign of having had surgery and can take weeks to completely resolve in some cases. Therefore anything that can be done before surgery to help lessen the amount of Read More…
The Mommy Makeover – Tummy Tuck and Breast Reshaping (Reduction) I couldn’t remember if I sent you guys an after surgery picture. I just wanted to thank you guys again for all your help with the tummy tuck and breast reduction. I’ve been exercising 2 hours a days and eating right. I am not quite 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...