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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...
Facial fractures in children are not nearly as common as that in adults for a variety of reasons. Undeveloped bones that bend but do not break and less exposure to differing methods of trauma are the main reasons. But the one trauma exposure that children and teenagers are exposed is that of sports. When it Read More…
Background: Fractures of the cheek bone, like the nose, are common due to the prominence of these bones on the face. They are frequently exposed to trauma from sporting activities to fisticuffs. It fractures along the numerous legs of its bony attachments which is where it gets its common name, tripod fracture. It also goes Read More…
Breast surgery, whether it is for aesthetic or reconstructive purposes, is one of the most common forms of plastic surgery of the body. Over the past decade fat grafting has worked its way into a mainstream technique for all forms of breast reshaping/remaking surgery. It has become so pervasive based on articles in peer-reviewed journals Read More…
Liposuction has continued to evolve in the past three decades that it has been around in the U.S. Machines and instrumentation has dominated these advancements with persistent efforts to find ways to more effectively and safely remove subcutaneous fat. Liposuction has come a long way from the days when it was as simple as just Read More…
Liposuction has been with us for over thirty years and it is relatively just as effective today as it has been in the past. While liposuction techniques and technology have improved, its basic principles of how it works have remained relatively constant. The workings of liposuction is much more that just ‘sticking a tube in Read More…
Liposuction, introduced into the U.S. 32 years ago in 1981, is one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures performed. It is so commonly done it has worked its way into American culture as an instantly recognizeable term for what it does. Despite the recognizability of liposuction, how it actually works is not generally well Read More…
Background: Breast reshaping surgery includes three basic manuevers, making the breast smaller (reduction), uprighting a saggy breast (lift) or adding volume.(implant vs. fat injections) They can be done alone or in almost any combination depending upon the patient’s aesthetic breast desires. Breast reduction surgery is very common and extremely effective at not only reshaping the Read More…
Background: Changes around the eyes is the first part of the face that shows signs of aging. The development of excess skin on the eyelids and protruding eyelid fat makes the eyelids heavy and tired looking. But the eyes do not age in isolation, above them sits the eyebrows which are not immune to the Read More…
This is is the fastest way that I know that the ‘six-pack’ abdominal look can be achieved…even if it is not permanent. But what creates those stomach lines that many of us envy and would like to have and the fence wires have created? Those are known as the abdominal inscriptions. These are tendinous Read More…
Background: Chin augmentation is the most common implant enhancement procedure of the face. It is usually highly successful as long as the chin is not horizontally too short. Once horizontal chin deficiences approach 10mms or more, it will also have other dimensional issues as well being also vertically short.Trying to make a chin implant 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...