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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: The desire for waistline narrowing is universal for which conventional surgical approaches work most of the time. The most common waistline narrowing procedure is liposuction which reduces the subcutaneous fat layer between the skin and the muscle. Thinning this tissue layer combined with overlying skin retraction from the volume loss will work for most Read More…
Background: Many different body muscle groups can be successfully augmented with aesthetic implants. The most common, both by history and clinical use, are for the pectoral, buttock and calf muscles. From pectoral implants has sprung the need for other upper body implants to complement them for the arms and shoulders. (bicep, tricep, and deltoid muscles) Read More…
Background: Many of aesthetic surgery procedures borrow from established reconstructive surgery techniques and then are modified and applied in a more aesthetic manner. Much of this re-application comes down to performing the procedure with less scar burden through smaller incisions. Such small or hidden incisions are especially important in all forms of aesthetic facial surgery. Read More…
Background: The scrotum is a unique male structure that is essentially a dual-chambered sac of hanging skin and smooth muscle. Its main components are the testes and epididymis along with some spermatic fascia. It hangs outside the body for functional reasons which are primarily the regulation of testicular temperature as well as protection from internal Read More…
A flat back of the head is typically treated by skull augmentation, most commonly done by a custom implant design. In doing many of these back of head augmentations one quickly becomes aware that the location of the bone on the back of the head is much higher than almost anyone realizes. It does not Read More…
Custom skull implants provide an unparalleled ability to reshape the head when an augmentative effect is needed. Whether the implant augmentation is completely on bone or involves resting on the soft tissues on the side of the head, the ability of the implant to produce a smooth contour that blends into the surrounding skull surface’s Read More…
Background: Enlargement of the scrotum can be achieved by a variety of injection and implant techniques. An injection approach offers a no-surgical approach in which filler materials could include saline and a variety of non-permanent and permanent fillers. The most common permanent filler used, and the only one that really exists, is silicone oil. Silicone Read More…
Background: The appearance of the forehead is heavily dependent on the hair bearing areas that frame it. The frontal hairline is the superior border (at least for women) and the eyebrows are the inferior border. The location of the frontal hairline controls the vertical length of the forehead while the eyebrows influence the appearance of Read More…
Background: Implants offer one effective method for treating temporal hollowing which is defined as an excessive concavity . There are two basic styles of temporal implants, standard and extended, whose shapes are based on the extent of the temporal hollowing that is being treated. Regardless of the implant style used the traditional placement is through Read More…
Background: Augmentation of the lower legs can be done by either fat injections or implants. Each has their advantages and disadvantages which is consistent with the same choice for any other body muscle augmentation. Fat injections are an autologous procedure that has few complications and is a natural material but its volume retention is unpredictable 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...