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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 cheek or the midface region plays an important role in facial appearance. As one of the five facial bony prominences (brow, nose, chin, and jaw angles are the others), it is actually the most complex. It lacks any sharp angles, is made up of several bones that intersect together and is surrounded by Read More…
Rhinoplasty surgery, in the purest sense of the term, implies changes to the external or visible parts of the nose. Since the appearance of the nose does not necessarily affect how it functions, your insurance will not cover any of the rhinoplasty procedure if the goal is to achieve an improved looking nose. For Read More…
Liposuction is, by far, the most common body plastic surgery procedure. If not by numbers, then certainly by surface area. One of the most frequently treated areas is that of the thighs. Whether it is unhappiness with saddlebags (outer thighs) or fullness and loose skin on the inner thighs, contouring of the legs between Read More…
With silicone gel breast implants returning to the forefront of breast augmentation and reconstruction, there are recurrent concerns about their durability and potential rupture. While there has never been any proven link between disease and silicone gel exposure, being able to diagnose silicone breast implant rupture is important. However,sSilicone implant rupture has been associated Read More…
Jaw angle implants have become a more common procedure for men in the effort to achieve a stronger and more defined mandibular shape. By highlighting the jaw angles in combination with a more prominent chin, a triangular lower facial shape is seen from the frontal view. By increasing the divergence of two lines that Read More…
The benefits of breast augmentation are many including a changed physical appearance, increased clothing options, and most importantly an improved self-image. But undergoing breast implants has recently added an additional benefit…the opportunity for some extra cash. From the Mentor corporation, who has the largest share of the breast implant market in the United States, comes Read More…
There are many aesthetic changes that can be made to one’s face. The list of potential plastic surgery procedures for cosmetic enhancement numbers over one hundred. Such procedures are usually thought of as the specific region that is being changed. (e.g., nose, eyes, brow, chin, neck, etc.) Some think of these procedures by the Read More…
There are many physical signs that can give away one’s age. Women know these signs very well and they include such areas as the back of one’s hands, the neck at the sternal notch area, and the mouth. The mouth area is a particularly bothersome area for many women. As a plastic surgeon, the Read More…
Injectable fat grafting is becoming increasingly popular for a variety of cosmetic and reconstructive indications in plastic surgery. Because it uses one’s own natural fat, there is no risk of graft rejection. Most of injectable fat uses are for indications in which other treatment methods are more invasive or do not have the potential Read More…
Injectable fillers are one of the most popular in-office aesthetic facial treatments. Used primarily to fill nasolabial and marionette lines as well as lips, they provide an instantaneous result. As of today, there are over a dozen commercially-available injectable fillers of various compositions. Patients frequently ask about what is different between them and which 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...