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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: Of the five surfaces of the skull aesthetic deformities of the back of the head are the most commonly treated. One of the typical concerns is when the back of the head is flat whether it is on one side or involving the entire back of the head. When it is the entire back Read More…
The sagging or downturned corner of the mouth is not a facial feature that anyone requests to have. While the fall of the corner of the mouth is most commonly associated with aging, due to the weight of the overlying falling softy tissues, some people have a natural downward slant to the corners of their Read More…
Background: The natural temporal shape for most people is either a flat profile or a slight concavity. This shape is defined by a line drawn between the bony temporal line of the forehead superiorly and the zygomatic arch bone inferiorly. It may touch it (flat profile) or have a 1mm space beneath it. (slight concavity) Read More…
Background: Reshaping the shoulders for a less wide and square appearance can only be done by shortening the length of the clavicles. As the clavicle is a horizontally oriented bone, and the only bone in the body that is, it is conceptually straightforward concept that making it shorter in length will directly bring in the Read More…
One of the most popular body contouring procedures in the past decade is BBL surgery or the Brazilian Butt Lift. It is commonly performed not only due to the rise in modern culture of the desire for a larger buttock size but also because it uses a natural material to do so. (fat) An ancillary Read More…
Background: While the chin bone draws a lot of aesthetic attention the soft tissue that covers it is often overlooked. This soft tissue coverage, known as the chin pad, is a combination of skin, fibrofatty tissue and muscle. It starts superiorly at the labiomental fold and ends inferiorly on the underside of the chin at Read More…
Temporal reduction is a procedure that was developed as a skull reshaping procedure to narrow the wide head shape. Specifically to reduce the convex shape and fullness on the side of the head. Contrary to the perception of the need to remove bone to create this effect it is actually the temporal muscle which needs Read More…
Background: There are only two effective surgical methods for creating a complete midface augmentation effect. The most well known are the variety of LeFort osteotomies. They work by moving whatever amount of bone that remains attached to the dentoalveolar complex based on the location of the osteotomy line. In a Lefort III the osteotomy line Read More…
Background: The most effective method of aesthetic lower jaw augmentation is a custom jawline implant. Extending from one jaw angle to the other the entire inferolateral border of the jaw is augmented creating a connected and linear external lower facial enhancement. While tremendously effective there are limits in regards to the concept of implant load. Read More…
There are a variety of small contour irregularities (lumps and bumps) that can occur on the forehead from either congenital or traumatic origins. Such bony prominences, even if they are small in. size can be very visible on the broad expanse of the forehead. The reflection of the light from various angles on the forehead 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...