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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...
One of the most common aesthetic questions potential patients ask about shoulder narrowing surgery by clavicle resection is whether rolling in of the shoulders occurs. The question actually is not whether it occurs by how significant will it be. To properly answer that question requires an understanding of clavicular bone anatomy. While the clavicle is Read More…
Background: Shoulder narrowing surgery is a conceptually ‘simple’ aesthetic concept. Remove a piece of the clavicle, pull the two ends together and the shoulder will appear less wide. While from a conceptual standpoint this is true, actually doing it through limited surgical access from a favorable incision location successfully is a bigger surgical challenge that Read More…
Background: Of all facial areas to aesthetically enhance with implants the jaw angles are the toughest area to do so. There are multiple reasons why this is so but it comes down to lack of good visibility with the intraoral access used and that this is where the insertion is for the masseter muscle. Getting Read More…
Background: A not uncommon but less frequently treated aesthetic forehead deformity is that of prominent temporal arteries. Seen as ‘squiggly worms’ on the side of the head crossing from the temporal region into the upper lateral forehead they occur for reasons unknown. Their serpiginous pattern and location make them the undeniable course of the anterior Read More…
Background: While neck webbing occurs in a number of congenital syndromes, and occasionally in non-syndromes as well, they are most common associated with Turner’s syndrome. They may also appear most significant in Turner’s where they are fully expressed. While the exact reason why neck webs occur is not precisely known their anatomic makeup is better Read More…
Waistline reductive reshaping with rib removal involves manipulation of the lowest level of the ribcage. The so called free floating ribs, numbers 11 and 12, are partially removed to reduce the support for the sides of waistline. These ribs are unique as they are not attached to the rest of the ribcage like the other Read More…
Background: Facial lipoatrophy is a well known condition that is defined by fat loss in the face. This is most evident in the cheek and temporal areas where the largest collection of the fat exists in the face due to the buccal fat pad and its extensions. There are a variety for reasons why such Read More…
Shoulder narrowing surgery is accomplished by the straightforward concept of removing a segment of the clavicle bone which pulls the shoulder inward. While there are certainly technical challenges in performing this surgery the operation is completed in about 2 1/2 hours. The formidable part of the surgery to me is the postoperative recovery. Most patients Read More…
Background: The male forehead has several distinct features from the projection of the brow bones inferiorly to the prominence of the temporal lines at its sides. Its largest feature, however, is the slope or angulation of the broad forehead surface. Unlike females where a more straight or close to zero angulation slope is desired, men Read More…
Double eyelid surgery, most commonly associated with Asians, often has an associated epicanthal fold or web. This medial epicanthoplasty is often part of double eyelid surgery although it can also be performed alone. Many different types of tissue transposition techniques have been used to soften or eliminate it but no matter how it is done 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...