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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...
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…
Background: Facial asymmetries are common and most are relatively modest in their effects. But the most significant facial asymmetries of a known cause is that of hemifacial microsomia. Due to abnormal development of the associated brachial arches, the lower jaw and ear in particular are severely affected. Major parts of the ear and lower jaw Read More…
Background: The most common structural augmentative procedure of the lower face is chin augmentation. Whether it is done with a sliding genioplasty the front end of the lower jaw bone is moved forward. While effective for this aesthetic purpose, a sliding geniplasty alters the natural shape of this part of the lower jaw. The two Read More…
Background: When significant atrophy of the deltoid muscle occurs a bony shoulder appearance results. This most commonly occurs after an axillary nerve injury. The significant shrinkage of the muscle skeletonizes the AC joint and the upper humerus creating significant shoulder asymmetry. Restoration of the atrophic deltoid muscle can be done by soft tissue techniques such Read More…
Background: Microtia is a well known congenital ear deformity that has established techniques for its reconstruction. The completely autologous method using rib cartilage grafts, typically done around age 6, is a proven technique that offers complication free long term results. The aesthetic success of the procedure is based on how well carved and shaped 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...