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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...
Cosmetic surgery abounds in the U.S. as seen everywhere from print and electronic media. One would think that this is an almost exclusive American phenomenon that is less popular anywhere else in the world but that impression would be wrong. While the U.S. has the greatest number of procedures performed of any country in the Read More…
Reshaping of one’s stomach and waistline through a tummy tuck or abdominoplasty is a plastic surgery procedure that has a long history of success. The procedure has evolved over the years from the relatively simple excision of loose skin and fat to a more comprehensive procedure that may include liposuction, fascial muscle reshaping and flap Read More…
A tummy tuck is a well known body contouring procedure in plastic surgery but it is far from just a simple tuck. In most cases a wide excision of loose skin and fat is done often encompassing up to one-third of the surface area of the abdominal wall. This is often combined with liposuction along Read More…
The chin has a prominent role in defining facial shape and its aesthetic look. Whereas a strong prominent chin has been associated with strength and increased masculinity, a short chin portrays the opposite appearance of weakness. As a result, cosmetic chin augmentation with an implant has been done in plastic surgery for more than four Read More…
Plastic surgery has very little to do with…plastic. Plastic as a well known material has been around since its discovery and synthesis from petrochemicals in 1951. But plastic surgery as a medical procedure has been around for hundreds of years before. In looking at the many hundreds of plastic surgery procedures, very few of them Read More…
Soft tissue augmentation of the face has gained popularity due to the use of a wide diversity of injectable fillers. From synthetic materials to fat, any soft tissue zone of the face can be injected. While facial implants have been around for many years for hard tissue augmentation, such as the chin, cheeks and jaw Read More…
The popularity of fat grafting today has more to do than just with it’s generous supply in most patients, being composed of a natural substance or its ability to be placed by injection. There are all admirable qualities of a grafting material for sure. But within fat it has been discovered that stem cells exist…and Read More…
Background: Breast augmentation continues to be one of the most popular body plastic surgery procedures. Its popularity has increased because it is a very successful operation that has instantaneous results. No other plastic surgery procedure offers as much change in as short of an operative time. It is most sought after in younger females between Read More…
Plastic surgery is not unique to just humans. Dogs and cats undergo routinue physical alterations such as tail docking, ear cropping, ear straightening declawing, facelifts, nose jobs, testicle replacement and even braces. Many of these procedures, while effective, are very controversial. Unlike cosmetic surgery in humans which is elective, these changes in animals are involuntary Read More…
The eyes may be the window to the soul but they are also a measure of aging. Because of the expressive movement of tissues around the eye and the thinness of the skin, this area shows the first sign of aging changes on the face. The sphincteric action of the orbicularis oculi muscle generates an 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...