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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...
An adjunctive surgical procedure to liposuction and abdominal muscle plication for decreasing waistline circumference is rib removal surgery. Practiced by few surgeons around the world it is most traditionally perceived as removal of the floating ribs. (#s 11 and 12) The concept is that these lower ribs, which do not wrap attached the torso and Read More…
Background: Excessive chin projection is a far more frequent aesthetic concern in women than in men.This is because men can tolerate a larger chin projection which is associated with a more masculine appearance. But there is a point where the chin projection can become excessive or hypermasculine. While that determination is ultimately up to the Read More…
Background: Jaw angle augmentation has become an increasingly popular area for facial augmentation. No longer is the chin the only lower facial area that can be enhanced by onlay bone implants. Jaw angle implants have been around for three decades when they were initially introduced in solid silicone form. Despite their existence and the development Read More…
Background: The flat back of the head is one of the most common aesthetic skull deformities seen. Although there is no biologic reason that it would occur more in men than women, most flat back of the head patients I see for treatment are men. The reason of course that more men present for treatment Read More…
Background: There are numerous challenges when performing clavicle reduction osteotomies for shoulder narrowing. One of these challenges is doing the surgery through very small incisions located close to the neck. How readily it is to work through these incisions depends on the overlying tissue thickness. While everyone assumes that the soft tissue overlying the clavicles Read More…
Background: In chin augmentation the surgical choices are always between an implant and a bony movement of the chin. Patients may have their preference based on their affinity for an autologous procedure (sliding genioplasty) or a less invasive approach (implant), but that decision is overridden when the dimensional changes desired reach a certain point. As Read More…
The buccal fat pad is a unique facial structure located in the deep midface area whose exact function remains uncertain. What makes it unique is that it is an encapsulated fat collection that has its own pedicle blood supply. Being a discrete fat mass in the face that can be readily accessed it has long Read More…
Background: Of the five surfaces of the skull aesthetic deformities of the back of the head are the most commonly treated. One of the typical concerns is when the back of the head is flat whether it is on one side or involving the entire back of the head. When it is the entire back Read More…
The sagging or downturned corner of the mouth is not a facial feature that anyone requests to have. While the fall of the corner of the mouth is most commonly associated with aging, due to the weight of the overlying falling softy tissues, some people have a natural downward slant to the corners of their Read More…
Background: The natural temporal shape for most people is either a flat profile or a slight concavity. This shape is defined by a line drawn between the bony temporal line of the forehead superiorly and the zygomatic arch bone inferiorly. It may touch it (flat profile) or have a 1mm space beneath it. (slight concavity) 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...