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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 reconstructive need for an implant to replace a loss testicle due to pathologic and traumatic reasons has been around almost as long as the removal procedures have been done. Historically silicon testicle implants had been used but they were formally removed from the US market in 1991 due to the breast implant fiasco. Read More…
Background: Hip augmentation has turned out to be a more variable procedure than initially perceived. Hip augmentation was largely unknown in plastic surgery prior to BBL surgery. Historically aesthetic hip surgery was about reduction to gain more narrow hips and less full thighs as liposuction was introduced and widely clinically used. Hip augmentation gained traction Read More…
Background: Reduction of broad or wide cheeks can only be effectively done by an osteotomy/bone repositioning technique. There is a very limited use of any cheek reduction by bone shaving as it does not remove enough bone and can not remove it where the real cause of cheek widening is. The cheekbone is comprised of Read More…
Background: Otoplasty is a common ear reshaping procedure for which many variations of how to perform it successfully have been proposed. The one similarity of all otoplasty techniques is that they are performed in the supine or face up position. The head is turned from side to side where the ear is then laying flat Read More…
There are a lot of great benefits to a sliding genioplasty chin augmentation procedure but, like all procedures, it has its own unique complications and adverse postoperative sequelae. One of these postoperative issues that can occur is lower lip tightness. Like the upper lip the lower lip is very flexible through the depth of the Read More…
Background: The webbed neck is a well known congenital deformity that is associated with many different syndromes and conditions, most notably Turner’s syndrome. Its embryology is not precisely known although it is somewhat simplistically obvious looking at facial development and the migration of the ears upward from the neck at around 7 to 8 weeks Read More…
Background: Hip augmentation is a feminizing body procedure for which there is no yet firmly established techniques to do so. Synthetic fillers are a non-surgical method but the high volume of injectate needed and the lack of permanent fillers with a high safety profile limit their use and effectiveness. While fat injections are a widely Read More…
There are a variety of implant materials that can be used for both standard and custom facial implants. These include solid silicone, porous polyethylene (Medpor, Omnivore and Supor), PEEK and titanium. While surgeons may often tout one material as being superior to another this is simply not accurate. All of the mentioned implant materials can Read More…
Background: The webbed neck is a congenital deformity that can be challenging to treat due to the broad upper trapezius muscle area. While the webs are often perceived as being completely composed of excess skin, it is the broader trapezius muscle that precludes achieving a completely straight neck line from any webbed neck surgery technique. Read More…
Surgical jaw angle augmentation is most commonly associated with implants placed on the bone through an intraoral approach. These submuscular implants create their effect by extending the bony border of the ramus as well as pushing out the masseter muscle above it. It is this muscular effect that can create the need for a far 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...