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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: There are many features of the nose that affect its symmetry with the nostrils being one of them. Because they are paired structures there is always the chance of the shape and position of them can be different. The most common cause of nostril asymmetry is postoperative from rhinoplasty surgery. Due to the most Read More…
Background: The shape of the head is determined by the interface between the exposed bony surfaces of the skull and the overlying temporal muscles on its sides. This creates five surfaces (four sides and a top) which influences the appearance of the head from 360 degree viewing angles. Because any one of these skull surfaces Read More…
Background: The shape of the nose is controlled by many anatomic components but one of the most significant is that of the septum. Serving as the central support for all of the nasal structures on top of it, its aesthetic contribution is in largely controlling the height of the bridge and the projection of the Read More…
There are many ratios, angles and linear measurements of the face in assessing proportionate relationships amongst the various facial features. The mouth and lips comprise the distinct features of the lower third of the face in which the lips are a common focus of many aesthetic treatments to improve their size and shape. Once feature Read More…
Cheek dimples are well known facial features that are congenital in origin and appear in about 20% of the population. They are inherited and as a result occur in families. Their anatomic origin is a defect in the zygomaticus major muscle. This muscle originates at the zygomatic arch and inserts at the corner of the Read More…
The most common form of lip augmentation is injectable fillers and typical aesthetic reason for doing so is for bigger or more full lips. Far more lip augmentations are done on the upper lip than the lower lip due to the frequent occurrence of the lower lip being bigger. Such size matches are based on Read More…
Background: The chin implant is the most historic of all the facial implants and still the most commonly performed facial implant procedure. Because access to the chin for implant placement does have any major impediments and the distance from either inside the mouth or below the chin is short, the chin implant is often viewed Read More…
The subnasal lip lift is a commonly performed upper lip reshaping procedure. Its primary indication is to shorten the long upper lip which an injectable filler can not do. By removing tissue from under the base of the nose the upper lip is truly lifted and shortened. As a sequelae of the lift the central Read More…
The clavicle reduction procedure is the only method to reduce the width of the shoulders. It is most effective at ‘desquaring’ or softening the shape of the shoulders. While the removal of a segment of the clavicle bone is a straightforward concept surgically, executing it and getting the bone segments together with plate and screw Read More…
The 2nd most common aesthetic ear surgery is a setback otoplasty. (earlobe manipulations is #1) In this procedure the shape of cartilages are changed by a variety of techniques to lessen the distance of the ear from the side of the head. (decreased auriculocephalic angle) But no matter which technique(s) are used for the setback 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...