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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 shape of the lower jaw has an influence on the appearance of one’s face. Besides the shape and prominence of one’s chin in the front, the other important jaw features are that of the paired angles in the back. The more prominent or square the jaw angles are, they can enhance the masculine features Read More…
Rhinoplasty is always stated to be about achieving a better balance or match of the shape of the nose to the rest of the face. That certainly sounds like a good goal but what does it exactly mean? As a plastic surgeon, this refers to changing or creating specific angles, measurements and lines of Read More…
Stem cells have been well known for a long time and bone marrow has been the traditional source of their harvest. Stem cells have generated such interest because medical researchers believe that stem cell therapy has the potential to dramatically change how we might treat certain the human diseases. As stem cell science has Read More…
Fat transfer for breast reconstruction or for cosmetic breast augmentation is a new technique that continues to evolve. There are many unresolved and unknown issues with injectable fat transplantation in general not to mention some that site-specific to the breast. One of the more important breast issues is whether fat injections can interfere with Read More…
While many stories about plastic surgery are newsworthy, the most sensational and incredulous seem to get the most media attention. Such is a recent story that appeared on Good Morning America just a few days ago. The woman who supposedly has had the most cosmetic surgeries in the world appeared on the popular morning TV Read More…
Background:The forehead occupies the upper third of the face and has variable degrees of convexity based on gender and genetics. It is structurally composed of very strong bicortical bone at its upper two-thirds and the much weaker aerated brow bones at its lower third underneath the eyebrows. While the forehead can resist significant forces, Read More…
In youth, the upper arm has near equal proportions between the internal bone (humerus) and the skin on the front or back (arm held down by one’s side) or the top or bottom (arm held away from the body) of the arm. With age, the distance on the back of the arm (triceps) elongates Read More…
The shape of the jawline has become a new area for facial enhancement in the past decade. As a u-shaped curve that makes up the lower third of the face, it is an acute transition line between the face and the neck. The jawline has numerous dimensional features including a desired curved or v-shape Read More…
As plastic surgeons we think little about what it takes for a patient to come in to see us. Whether it is a first time consultation or even a follow-up visit, patients have to take time out of their schedule and make the effort and transportation expense to come in to see us. As we Read More…
Using elements of one’s own blood to heal wounds or to regenerate new tissues is a new and popular concept in plastic surgery. Whether they are applied to help heal defects in reconstructive plastic surgery or to aid in augmentation of deficient or aging tissues in cosmetic plastic surgery is a technologic development of 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...