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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...
Liposuction is a very popular and successful method of removing unwanted fat. While it removes fat, the real underlying intent of liposuction is body contouring. Reducing or removing bulges and undesired body protrusions is almost always a fat problem with only the abdomen and arms often have an excess skin problem as well. Since Read More…
Gynecomastia, or male breast enlargement, is a well known condition that affects both teenagers and adult men. While the majority of gynecomastia occurs in teenage boys, most of which can go away on its own, those that require surgery are more common in adult men over the age of eighteen. I do far more Read More…
Hyperhidrosis seems like an uncommon medical problem to be treated by plastic surgeons. It is an aggravating condition which is seen as too much sweating, usually from the armpits, in an effort to regulate body temperature. For those afflicted it is an issue of inconvenience and embarrassment with the frequent need for clothing changes Read More…
Background: The aging face is marked by many soft tissues changes due to falling tissues. One of those visible aging signs is that of the deepening nasolabial fold. This fold or groove is caused by the sides of the face falling against the fixed tissue of the upper lip. This creates an overhang of Read More…
The shape of the neck is an important aesthetic structure of the face. When it is well defined with a sharp angle definition (between 90 to 120 degrees in profile), it makes the chin and jawline more prominent and flattering. When the neck angle is obtuse or completely open (straight), the jawline becomes obscured Read More…
The removal of unwanted fat through liposuction techniques is effective but has as its main complications that of irregularities and asymmetries of body contours. While taking down the size of fat collections, it does not always result in the desired body contours or a show of the underlying muscular detail. This has lead to Read More…
Enhancement of the buttocks has become enormously popular over the past decade. Most methods of cosmetic buttock surgery are perceived as that of increasing its size through either implants or, more commonlytoday, fat injections. But buttock enhancement is as much about contouring and reshaping as it is about size increase alone. Large poorly-shaped buttocks Read More…
Superman has been an American cultural icon since he first appeared in comic books back in 1938. His appearance is absolutely distinctive, most notably that of his red, white and blue colors and the stylized S shield on his chest. The shield is so symbolic of his character than its appearance alone immediately brings Read More…
The pursuit of the perfect female body is not a realistic goal for any woman, regardless of what plastic surgery techniques exist. Improving your own body through diet and exercise, and perhaps a little plastic surgery, is a more common sense approach. Women should only want to have good body proportions that fall within the Read More…
The use of stem cells in medicine has garnered much media and public attention. Because it is a natural component of human tissues and it is a pluripotent cell that has the capability of converting to many different adult cell types, it holds much promise for numerous medical therapies. While the quest for which 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...