Explore the fascinating world of cosmetic and plastic surgery with world-renowned double board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Barry Eppley
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: One of the most common congenital facial deformities is that of cleft lip and palate. While occurring in a diverse spectrum of presentations, at the most simplistic level cleft facial deformities can be divided into unilateral and bilateral clefts. What separates the bilateral cleft from unilateral ones is that the central lip segment (prolabium) Read More…
Background: Permanent aesthetic jaw augmentation can be done using either standard or custom designed implants. The use of standard chin and jaw angle implants has been around for over three decades and they have the advantages of lower cost and off-the-shelf availability for more immediate surgery. Their disadvantages are their aesthetic limitations with preset implant Read More…
Rib removal surgery is designed to help reduce the waistline usually around the level of the umbilicus. (belly button) The way I have developed the procedure it is a multi-tissue removal procedure including flank fat, latissimus dorsi muscle and the outer halfs of ribs #11 and #12. (and if the funds permit #10 as well) Read More…
Background: The wide side of the head aesthetic deformity refers to an increased convexity that is disproportionate to the height of the skull and face. These head shape concerns are almost exclusively male concerns because of their more common short hairstyles or shaved heads. With increased exposure the five surfaces of the head become more Read More…
The reduction of a tracheal prominence by cartilage shaving, medically known as a chondrolaryngoplasty, is a procedure that is best known for its use in transgender male to female patients. In my experience it has been used equally for the traditional male who has an extremely large tracheal protrusion. But I have yet to see Read More…
Background: The shape of the face is controlled by many factors including its width and anterior/horizontal projection. When viewed in the middle facial third the facial shape is a function of cheek and maxillary forward growth vs the width of the cheek and zygomatic arches. In certain ethnicities the balance of the forward projection of Read More…
Background: Breast reduction is one the most common breast reshaping procedures for the patient with large symptomatic breasts. Its goals are to reduce and lift the large breast into a smaller better shape with the nipples more centered on the reshaped breast mound. This requires extensive skin incisions, skin flap undermining and breast tissue removal Read More…
Background: The most aggressive surgical approach to waistline narrowing is rib removal surgery. This is usually reserved for those patients that have been through traditional waist reduction techniques such as liposuction and tummy tucks. Some have had BBL surgery which focuses on enlarging the buttocks and hips below the waistline. When the results from these Read More…
Background: Flat areas on the back of the head are one of the most common aesthetic concerns of the skull. They occur in a wide variety of shapes and degrees of deformation from unilateral vs bilateral, symmetric vs asymmetric, moderate to severe flattening to one vs multiple skull surface involvements. Understanding the 3D shape of Read More…
Background: One of the considerations in rib removal surgery is the location of the lung. Anatomically they extend from just above the clavicle down to the 6th rib in the front and the 10th rib in the back…which is where we are most interested in rib removal surgery. It is also relevant to note that 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...