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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...
Gynecomastia reduction surgery is done to create a flatter male chest and near zero nipple-areolar projection. It can be done with liposuction alone, by breast tissue excision through an areolar incision or both procedures combined. In some larger gynecomastias, skin may need to be removed from around the entire areola as well. The following Read More…
Every plastic surgery procedure has numerous issues that every patient who is undergoing a procedure should know. These explanations are always on a consent form that you should read in detail before surgery. This consent form, while many perceive as strictly a legal protection for the doctor, is actually more intended to improve the Read More…
Surgical lip enhancements involve removing select areas of skin to increase the vermilion show of the lips or change the angle of the corner of the mouth. These are precise and measured amounts of skin removal that result in fine line scars either under the nose, along the lip edges or extending out from Read More…
Every plastic surgery procedure has numerous issues that every patient who is undergoing a procedure should know. These explanations are always on a consent form that you should read in detail before surgery. This consent form, while many perceive as strictly a legal protection for the doctor, is actually more intended to improve the Read More…
Background: The appearance of the skull has a wide variety of shapes. But it most commonly has a front to back oblong shape that has curved round shape from the front that is deemed the most aesthetically pleasing. The shape from ear to ear across the top of the head should be a smooth Read More…
Background: Breast augmentation can be done placing implants either above or below the pectoralis major muscle. There are arguments for and against either implant location although the vast majority of plastic surgeons today opt for an under the muscle (subpectoral) implant position. The reasons are better tissue coverage of the implant and a reduced risk Read More…
Jaw angle augmentation with implants changes the shape of the back part of the jaw. By placing specially shaped implants through an incision in the back part of the mouth, the jaw angles can be accentuated by either making them wider, longer or a combination of both. Different jaw angle changes requires different implant shapes Read More…
Every plastic surgery procedure has numerous issues that every patient who is undergoing a procedure should know. These explanations are always on a consent form that you should read in detail before surgery. This consent form, while many perceive as strictly a legal protection for the doctor, is actually more intended to improve the Read More…
Light has been know to be therapeutic for the human mind and body for thousands of years. Whether it is the psychological aspect of emerging from winter for the springtime sun or the use of ultraviolet light therapy for certain skin conditions, sunlight has well established health benefits. But sunlight and its ultraviolet spectrum of Read More…
Background: The nipple-areolar complex has both a significant functional and aesthetic contribution to the breast mound. Ideally the nipple-areolar complex should sit in the center of the breast mound and has a reasonable size that is not too big or too small. The concept of reasonable nipple-areolar size is a relative one and each 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...