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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: One of the primary patient questions and concerns in shoulder narrowing surgery is how bone is going to be removed. As a general guideline I base how much bone is removed based on patient height. Shorter patients get 2.5cms removed per side, medium height patients get 2.75cms and tall patients get 3cms removed per Read More…
A not uncommon esthetic abnormality of the temporal region are prominent arteries. Unlike temporal veins which will have a bluish hue and run in a relatively straight vertical, the superficial branch of the temporal artery has a classic serpiginous course as it proceeds superiorly from the temporal hairline and crosses into the side of the Read More…
Background: The forehead is the largest surface area on the face with seemingly limited distinguishing characteristics. Hair makes up its most identifiable features which are relegated to the borders with the frontal and temporal hairlines superiorly and laterally and the eyebrows inferiorly. The most recognized bony feature are the more prominent brow bones in men. Read More…
For many cases of chin pas ptosis intraoral technique are used and can be effective. Such techniques rely on a method to secure the mobilized chin pad upward and to hold in there for a prolonged time as it heals…and hopefully stays there. The most common techniques used is securing the chin pad to screws Read More…
Background: The two most common midfacial aesthetic deficiencies are undereye hollows and lack of cheek projection. Standard implants have been available for years to to treat these aesthetic midfacial concerns but they often are not adequate. Tear trough implants can improve some undereye deficiencies but it does not provide a complete infraorbital rim augmentation effect. Read More…
The sliding genioplasty is the bony chin augmentation method that has a very long surgical history. In the traditional method it is an angled bone cut from the middle of the chin backwards going below the mental nerve and ending at the inferior border. This creates a down fractured bone segment that can be moved Read More…
Background: Chin implant placement, whether done from a submental or intraoral approach, requires detachment of numerous ligaments from the bone to create the implant pocket. This anatomic necessity has little relevance, and often lack of surgeon awareness, unless the chin implant needs to be removed. The explantation process is far easier than its placement, particularly Read More…
One of the best custom facial implants, despite being one of the smallest, is the IOM or infraorbital rim implant. It is also one of the most underutilized and unrecognized midface implants. While there are standard cheek as well as tear trough implants for the upper midface, the IOM implant is unique in its aesthetic Read More…
Background: For augmenting the lower face there are a wide variety of procedures that are available to do so. From the non-surgical injectable fillers to custom jawline implants there is a spectrum of options that differ in both their aesthetic results and their degree of invasiveness. While the custom jawline implant is the complete and Read More…
A custom jawline implant offers a 3D augmentation effect on the lower face. Since it is a wrap around implant, the largest aesthetic implant that can be placed on the face, its covers the entire inferolaterakl surface area of the lower jaw. In essence it is like placing a new jaw on top of the 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...