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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...
The lips on a face seem relatively uncomplicated, seemingly two simple strips of red-colored tissue placed in a horizontal orientation as the gateway to the mouth. But their shape is actually more complex than it seems as evidenced by the named descriptions of different anatomical points. (cupid’s bow, philtral columns, commissures, vermilion, vermilion-cutaneous junction) Each Read More…
Background: A woman’s breast is not a stable structure over her lifetime. It is exposed to many changes from its initial development throughout puberty to an older woman. Undoubtably the greatest changer of breast shape is pregnancy, causing gradual expansion and then a relatively rapid deflation. With this overall yoyo of breast shape comes loss Read More…
Facelifts are historically thought of being needed by the time one is in their late 50s or early 60s. While the changes seen at this age were impressive, they were also dramatic and easily seen. But societal standards have changed and the importance of stemming the facial aging process earlier so one continues to look Read More…
Smoking not only induces medical disease but impacts wound healing significantly. Its negative effects are thought to be primarily related to its reduced levels of tissue oxygenation, a critical factor that helps surgical wounds heal. Two major smoke consitutents, nicotine and carbon monoxide, causes peripheral vasoconstriction and decreases the ability of hemoglobin in red blood Read More…
The concept of a gummy bear breast implant has been around now for several years. Patients ask about them, often enthusiastically, like it is the ultimate breast implant. A few prospective breast augmentation patients even say they are not going to have their surgery until they are available. The name gummy bear is all over Read More…
Like all drugs, Botox is administered by dose. Every patient who has ever received it knows this well because they are charged some many $/unit. Much of the competition and advertising for Botox business is done by offering discounts by reducing the $ charge per unit. Patients often look astutely for who is offering Read More…
As the overall number of cosmetic procedures and surgical providers increases, the number of potential complications and adverse outcomes will also become more prevalent. While there are numerous site-specific problems that can occur with any plastic surgery, such as infection and wound healing issues, the number of medical complications that are potentially lethal that can Read More…
Breast implants continue to be one of the most popular cosmetic surgeries, accounting for over 300,000 procedures last year in the U.S. alone. While breast implants seem like they have been around forever, it is now a mere 50 years since the first breast augmentation surgery was performed in the spring of 1962 in Texas. Read More…
Lip augmentation is one of the most popular minimally-invasive cosmetic procedures of the face. Done almost exclusively with injectable fillers, it produces instantaneous augmentation of the vermilion-cutaneous junction or the lip body proper. Of last year’s nearly 2 million injectable filler treatments performed in the U.S., a significant percent of them was for lip enhancement. Read More…
One of the most distinguishing and desired features of the upper lip is that of its cupid’s bow shape. The double curve of the upper lip is called the cupid’s bow because it resembles the bow of Cupid, the Roman God of love laid on its side. At the two heights or bends of the 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...