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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: Brow bone reduction today is most commonly associated with facial feminization surgery. But the reality is that cis-males can also be bothered by excessive brow bone protrusion. The difference between a cis-male and a transgender male to female brow bone concerns are one of magnitude. While the transgender patient wants to take a normal Read More…
There are numerous areas of the face in which implants are used to create an aesthetic enhancement. Each one of these facial areas has their challenges for successful surgical placement. But the most difficult of them all is that of the jaw angle region of the lower face. The unique anatomy of the back part Read More…
Background: Unlike a lack of horizontal projection a vertical deficiency of the chin is frequently undiagnosed or under diagnosed. This may be because the most common form of chin augmentation is an implant whose designs are intended for horizontal augmentation only. It may also be that the best option to most vertically deficient chins is Read More…
Background: Unlike a lack of horizontal projection a vertical deficiency of the chin is frequently undiagnosed or under diagnosed. This may be because the most common form of chin augmentation is an implant whose designs are intended for horizontal augmentation only. It may also be that the best option to most vertically deficient chins is Read More…
Background: An otoplasty procedure to setback protruding ears is the most common ear reshaping surgery and the second most performed aesthetic ear surgery. (earlobe repair/reconstruction is #1) It is a procedure that changes the shape of the cartilages that make up the structural rigidity of the ear. Many different types of cartilage manipulations have been Read More…
Background: Shoulder reduction (clavicle reduction osteotomies) surgery is compared to clavicle fracture repair as it is the identical bone with separation of its cross-section diameter…destabilizing its length. But beyond this basic description that are actually not similar at all. There are many ways they are not alike which is based on their different objectives and Read More…
Background: One of the most popular and commonly performed custom facial implants is that of the jawline. By surface area it is the largest custom implant design since it covers the entire jawline in a wrap around fashion. In designing these implants they are seven specific dimensional decisions that must be made at its three Read More…
Background: The skull is affected by a variety of synostotic and deformational deformities that result in noticeable flat areas. The most well known of these flat head areas is plagiocephaly where its most significant effect is seen as a flat side of the back of the head. When more complete flatness occurs on the back Read More…
Cheek implants are a common form of facial augmentation but there are numerous anatomic misconceptions about them. The cheeks are not a pure bone or soft tissue structure. Rather it is an aesthetic term myjhayt connotes a midfacial area. While there is underlying bony support to the overlying cheek region called the zygoma or cheekbone, Read More…
Background: Arm implants is one surgical method to enhance the muscle appearance of the bicep and tricep muscles. There are various techniques in performing this surgery from implant selection, incisional access to pocket location. But regardless of the methods used implant complications can occur from infection to implant malposition. Bicep implant malpositions are the most 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...