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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: V line surgery is a well known technique for lower jaw reduction/narrowing. In its most recognized form it is a full thickness bony removal through the jaw angles tapering to an end in the mid-body of the mandible. It is often combined with a separate chin procedure to continue the narrowing effect usually through Read More…
Background: Shoulder reshaping by changing the length of the clavicle is a new procedure for the treatment of various forms of shoulder dysphoria. It has been used far more commonly for shoulder narrowing than shoulder lengthening. Enough clinical cases for shoulder narrowing have been done that it has been shown that the procedure is safe Read More…
Gynecomastia is a well known male breast tissue enlargement problem that appears in many different sizes. But the hallmark of gynecomastia is the very fibrous nature of the tissue with a distinct whitish appearance. While not a tissue mass that has a true capsule it is readily distinguished during surgery from the surrounding normal fatty Read More…
Background: The male forehead consist of two prominent features, the inferior brow bones and the forehead above them. When it comes to their appearance in profile the brow bones protrude further forward than the most projecting part of the forehead. The forehead sits behind the brow bones and has a slightly backward slope to it Read More…
Background: Cheek implants can have variable locations of placement over the cheek or zygomatic bone. But in many cases the placement of cheek implants will have their anterior or inferior located onto portions of the maxilla. Many times this is onto the thicker bone of the posterior maxillary buttresses and less frequently onto the thinner Read More…
Background: One of the determinants of an aesthetic face is good facial proportions. The most basic and well known of proportionate relationships is the facial thirds. In this assessment the face is divided into horizontal thirds. The upper 1//3s is from the hairline to the glabella, the middle 1/3is from the glabella to the subnasal Read More…
Chin augmentation is a common aesthetic request for lower third of the face enhancement. Most chin augmentation patients are seeking horizontal augmentation as the primary change which is best appreciated in the profile view. But the chin is a 3D structure due to being a solitary projecting structure which has other dimensional considerations as well. Read More…
While injectable fillers were initially not intended to be a facial bone augmentation method, it is now commonly done. The development of injectable fillers that have higher viscosities with stronger soft tissue displacements effects have led to their use for chin, jawline, cheek, midface and brow bone augmentations. Many of these fillers have longer lasting Read More…
Background: One of the recognizable facial features is a web of skin that crosses the inner eye. (epicanthal fold) Such a fold of skin runs between the nose and the inner eyebrow.While small it creates a distinct eye appearance. Its presence is most commonly associated with the Asian face but this is not the only Read More…
Common aesthetic deformities of the lower eyelid include tear troughs, undereye hollows and orbitomalat grooves. While these all occur from age-related periorbital changes due to soft tissue atrophy and tissue laxity, when they are seen in young patients they are more likely a function of a bony deficiency. Specifically an infraorbital-malar deficiency the extent of 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...