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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...
Aging around the eyes, as evidenced by wrinkles and dark circles, will occur to some degree in everyone. It is a perpetual process that starts to become evident after the age of 35. While formal eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty) may ultimately be needed, some may desire to consider non-surgical treatment options. While there are thousands Read More…
Whether a patient is psychologically pessimistic or optimistic has been shown to not be associated with satisfaction after plastic surgery procedures of the face. This is according to to according to research published in the May/June issue of the Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery. Ironically, those patients treated for depression actually showed greater satisfaction Read More…
Breast implant surgery is known to produce many things. Always it makes for a better chest contour and clothing options. And most importantly, it improves the self-image and confidence of the woman who is the recipient of them. But sometimes it creates outcomes that are unexpected and even life changing. Such an uplifting story, Read More…
Background: Frown lines are a major concern for many people as they make them look like they are scowling and angry. The frown lines are one of the major undesired facial features that have accounted for the meteoric rise in Botox sales and for making it a household name. Unknown to most, frown lines Read More…
Facelift surgery remains the backbone of surgical facial rejuvenation as the neck and jowls are primary motivations for seeking out age-related improvement. As part of the consideration of a facelift, patients often ask how long it will last. With understandable concerns about cost effectiveness and the trepidation about another future surgery, the longevity question Read More…
There are numerous reconstructive procedures that may be covered under your medical insurance program. But plastic surgery is unique amongst medical practitioners in that the insurance companies largely take the position that…anything that involves plastic surgery is unnecessary and cosmetic in nature. While this may not be what their policies say and certainly isn’t Read More…
While suturing traumatic wounds and surgical incisions closed is a routinue part of every surgical specialty, doing so in plastic surgery is a near art form. One of the factors that differentiates plastic surgery technique is how the skin level is closed. Most commonly it is done using two different types of sutures, individual buried Read More…
The cheek is a facial area where many different procedures are available for enhancement. From cheek implants, to cheek lifts, to buccal fat removal, plastic surgery changes to the cheek are numerous. All of these procedures are about altering its volume or shape. But there is one topographic change to the cheek skin that Read More…
Injectable fillers, like Botox, have revolutionized the approaches used for non-surgical facial rejuvenation. While Botox is a paralyzing agent for decreasing expressions, fillers are for adding lost volume or volume that one never had. While each has its own specific facial uses, they are often used in combination for a more significant facial effect. Injectable Read More…
The chin and neck angle relationship is one of the most significant facial markers that has a significant influence on the age of one’s appearance. A well defined chin point and a contoured neck angle are what most of us had in the first three to four decades of life. Aging changes the neck 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...