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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...
Background: Shoulder narrowing surgery works by its obvious shortening of the horizontal length of the clavicle bone. In so doing the most critical step is putting back together the bone with its new shortened length using plate and screw fixation. That step is what most significantly differentiates it from clavicle fracture repair where the goal Read More…
Background: The chin is a three-dimensional structure whose length, width and projection must be considered in any augmentation procedure. While an implant works fine for modest dimensional changes of the chin it does not work well for larger changes. This is particularly true when significant vertical lengthening is needed as this where the role of Read More…
Background: The shape of the skull is a collection of largely convex surfaces that interface with each other. Fundamentally there are five such convex skull surfaces (front, top, back and two sides) that collectively create the aesthetic shape of the skull. While the degree of convexity varies on each surface anything less than some convexity Read More…
The natural ear is a complex structure consisting of various convexities and concavities. The convexities are the outer helical rim and the Y-shaped superior and inferior crus and antoihelix. The concavities are the large inner most concha around the external auditory canal and the triangular and scaphoid fossas. While the functional significance of these combined Read More…
Forehead augmentation with an implant is a proven method to produce an affective and permanent shape change to the broad surface area of the upper third of the face. Females generally prefer a vertical forehead inclination with a more convex forehead shape. This aesthetically creates a youthful and and more pleasing upper facial appearance. To Read More…
Background: One of the most common indications for aesthetic rib removal surgery is to narrow the waistline. By removing the outer portions of ribs #11 and #12 the bony structural support of the anatomic waistline is reduced, creating variable amounts of waistline narrowing. I have always added flank liposuction and latissimus dorsi muscle modification/excision to Read More…
Background: Shoulder narrowing surgery works by shortening the length of the clavicle bone. While this concept is straightforward as well as the execution of the surgery to do it, the clavicle is not a straight segment of bone. Its lazy-S shape combined with its various cross-secttional diameters throughout its length makes certain aspects of the Read More…
Background: There are a variety of congenital head shape abnormalities that exist that are either commonly known or easily recognizable. While plagiocephaly is the most well known, scaphocephaly is the most recognizable…even if people do not know the actual name of the skull condition. Having a long front to back head length with a distinct Read More…
The custom jawline implant is one of the most effective of all facial implants. By augmenting the entire inferolateral border of the lower jaw the entire shape of the lower face is changed and enhanced. Getting such a large implant into place, however, presents its own challenges. Not the least of which is getting it Read More…
Background: The primary objective of chin implants historically is to provide horizontal projection as this is the most requested dimensional change. They secondarily provide width, intended or unintended, due to the wings or lateral extensions that most chin implants have. The dimensions that most chin implants can not change is adding vertical length. They simply 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...