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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 fastest growing cosmetic plastic surgery operation in 2011 was…chin augmentation. Done primarily with an implant, enhancing one’s profile by improving the projection of the chin increased over 70% last year. The rise in chin augmentation has been linked to the increasing use of Skype and FaceTime, applications where you are forced to look at Read More…
Background: The aesthetic appearance of the lower third of the face is defined largely by the size and shape of the underlying jaw bone. The support that the bone provides in the transition of the face into the neck creates one of the face’s most distinctive features. There are three aesthetic zones to this jawline Read More…
Silicone breast implants are composed of both a silicone gel (filler) and a more solid silicone containment bag. But this silicone should not be confused with silicon, number 14 on the Periodic Table, a crystalline metalloid element. While silicone does contain some silicon atoms, it has many more carbon, hydrogen and oxygen molecules which give Read More…
Bullying for school age children and teenagers has reached unprecented awareness recently. While it is a social phenomenon that has gone on forever, many recent examples of internet intimidations and even suicides has made it newsworthy of late. The recent movie release “Bully’ has brought an awareness particularly to adults that brings back unfortunate memories Read More…
The relationship of the nose to the lip is an important consideration in facial aesthetics. Known as the nasolabial angle, this is a measurable angle in profile view between the columellar skin of the nose and the philtrum of the upper lip. This relationship is often changed in rhinoplasty surgery. A recent clinical study has Read More…
Background: The size and shape of the buttocks is an important part of the aesthetics of one’s body. The importance of size and shape varies amongst different cultures and ethnic groups. This has led to the popularity of buttock augmentation procedures, using either the insertion of an intramuscular implant or fat injections. Fat injections, known Read More…
A common component of tummy tuck surgery is repair of a rectus diastasis. This is a separation of the vertical rectus abdominus muscles into right and left halfs. Often thought of as a hernia, it actually is not as it is neither a defect or hole in the abdominal wall fascia. The muscle may be Read More…
While many methods for skin rejuvenation have been developed, few such methods are helpful for acne scars. The typical skin treatments of microdermabrasion, chemical peels, intense pulsed light and even ablative CO2 laser resurfacing do not produce substantative improvements in the unique contour problems caused by acne. Traditional CO2 laser resurfacing is the best of Read More…
One of the important elements of facial beauty, if not the most important, is symmetry. The more symmetric the two halfs of the face are, the more attractive one is rated to be. This is frequently seen in illustrated TV commercials and print ads. When the person shown is sick or ill, their face is Read More…
The concept of performing breast augmentation under local anesthesia continues to appear with some regularity in the media. Avoiding general anesthesia and its associated risks is the theme and that certainly seems laudable. If you could have an elective cosmetic procedure done without the expense and potential side effects of general anesthesia that is undoubtably 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...