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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...
While injectable fillers are highly popular and one of the top non-surgical aesthetic treatments, it does involve the use of a needle and is not pain-free. Placing injectable fillers is more difficult and can be more uncomfortable than a ‘simpler’ Botox injection session. The use of sharp needles for placing injectable fillers has been Read More…
Background: The placement of breast implants is largely debated about whether it should be above or below the pectoralis muscle. While this is an extremely important decision, the implant’s relationship to the inframammary fold also has relevance. It will have an influence on how the augmented breast shape will look, regardless of the tissue plane Read More…
The tummy tuck is one of the most commonly performed and satisfying of all body plastic surgery procedures. It is so effective because it does something that diet and exercise can not do at all…remove loose skin. Muscles can be tightened and some fat removed by non-surgical methods but loose and extra skin will Read More…
On the final day of 2012, it is interesting to look back and see what some of the trends and interests were in plastic surgery over the past year. While plastic surgeons may perform the surgeries, the interest of patients drive the number and type of surgeries that are done. For this reason, it Read More…
HIV-positive people are well known to develop unusual increases of fat in very specific areas of their bodies. The abdomen and neck are the two most common areas of this unique form of lipohypertrophy. While some plastic surgery fat reduction procedures can be done in the neck, the intraperitoneal location of the abdominal fat Read More…
Implant augmentation of the cheeks provides a valuable facial structural enhancement as well as is useful for an anti-aging effect. For many women, it may be the most critical aesthetic facial prominence (short of the nose) in contrast to men where it is the chin and the jawline. The cheek in both genders, however, can Read More…
Of the many women who present for consideration for a breast lift, the vast majority do not end up with a breast lift alone. While the various forms of breast lifting do successfully move the nipple position higher and tighten breast skin around it, it does not increase the size of the breast or Read More…
When it comes to facelift surgery, the one brand name that many people recognize is that of the Lifestyle Lift. While most people don’t really know what it is, they know the name as a result of marketing efforts by the company that has promoted it since its inception over a decade ago. Like Read More…
Many discoveries are well known to be accidental, an inadvertent effect when looking for something else. That is certainly true when it comes to drug therapies and the pharmaceutical industry is full of examples. When it comes to drugs used for cosmetic enhancements, there are two hair-raising illustrations of this beneficial side effect phenomenon. Read More…
When a rib graft is needed in a rhinoplasty it implies that there is a significant structural deficiency in the shape of the nose. When used in a primary rhinoplasty, it is by far most commonly used in non-Caucasian patients such as in the Asian nose. Changing the Asian nose requires focus on full length 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...