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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 severely sagging breast usually requires a combined breast lift with an implant, known as a mastopexy with augmentation in plastic surgery terms. This combined procedure lifts and repositions the nipple to a more central mound position, tightens and reshapes the breast mound into more of a conical form, and adds volume to create a Read More…
Before and after photographs of plastic surgery procedures are commonplace today. They are present on doctor’s , societies and referral websites. Thousands upon thousands of plastic surgery procedure photographs are available all over the internet. While not long ago a plastic surgeon had a book of before and after pictures in their office for Read More…
One of the many unfortunate body changes that occurs after losing a lot of weight in women is a deflation of the breast. Rarely does any woman lose significant weight and not create a much greater sag of the breast. This breast sag is known in plastic surgery terms as ptosis. Occurring in varying degrees, Read More…
Cheek implants are one of the more common types of facial implants used for esthetic or reconstructive enhancement of the malar area. They are second in use only behind chin implants which are the most common implant placed on the facial bones. Like all implants, they have the potential for some complications such as infection, Read More…
Just when the options in injectable filler therapy continue to expand (three entered the commercial market this year alone), a casualty amongst them has occurred. At the end of November 2008, Artes Medical (the manufacturer of ArteFill injectable filler) ceased operations and has filed for bankruptcy. Posts on the internet have cited the downturn in Read More…
Chin augmentation with an implant is a common and relatively simple operation in most cases. However like all plastic surgery procedures that require an implant to create much of the result, implant-related complications can occur. These complications can include inadequate to oversizing of the implant, infection, and shifting and malposition of the implant. Many Read More…
For almost all extreme weight loss patients, reshaping the female breast requires a mastopexy or a breast lift. This procedure is mostly about reshaping the breast through removing excess skin, moving the nipple to a higher position, and reshaping the breast mound. The skin of the breast is much like a bra, providing support and Read More…
Reshaping the forehead is an uncommon patient request. While the plastic surgery techniques to do so are well known and not new, the need to do forehead contouring is not. Most commonly, forehead reshaping is done on patients who had a congenital skull deformity (e.g., craniosynostosis) or a frontal skull deformity secondary to trauma Read More…
Injectable fillers are the most common method of lip enhancement. It is a quick and easy procedure, albeit not completely painless, that produces an immediately gratifying lip result. One of the most common fears of many lip injection patients is that they will end up with a lip that is too big or unnatural. Read More…
While all breasts naturally sag as a result of aging, this problem is significantly exaggerated by extreme weight loss. Much like letting air out of a balloon, the breast deflates with weight loss and the breast mound and nipple sag and, in many cases, end up with the breast pointing south and the nipple pointing 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...