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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: While temporal augmentation can be done by injection techniques, implants provide a permanent effect. There are different styles and thicknesses of these implants so most patients can use them off-the-shelf for their temporal augmentation needs. They are also very modifiable in surgery so the implant length can readily be adapted to the patient’s distance Read More…
Background: Augmentation of the lower third of the face frequently involves placing an implant at the jaw angle area. Whether done as an isolated jaw angle implant or part of an overall custom jawline implant placement of the implant involves knowledge and manipulation of the masseter muscles. This is distinctly different than that of chin Read More…
The facelift is a well known facial rejuvenation procedure that has had many technical and some conceptual variations over the years. The biggest innovation and recent is for the deep plane facelift. One could debate what constitutes a deep plane facelift at the SMAS and sub-SMAS layers but the concept is anatomically sound…release and lift Read More…
Background: Like all facial features the forehead is prone to asymmetries. Given its large surface area such forehead asymmetries can readily be seen. Forehead asymmetries that are developmental in origin are most commonly caused by abnormalities in skull development (plagiocephaly) due to a rotational twist of the craniofacial axis. As a result there is a Read More…
Background: The most frequent implant augmentation of the face is the chin. As only one of two solitary projecting structures of face (the nose is the other) a visible and proportionate chin shape has long been recognized as an important aesthetic facial feature. As a result chin augmentation has been practiced for half a century Read More…
Background: Of all the standard facial implants that are available none is harder to properly position than the jaw angle implant. This is due to three reasons; 1) the working end of the jaw angle implant can not be seen from the intraoral incision, 2) the implant placement is in the most posterior part of Read More…
Paranasal deficiency is a common midface aesthetic concern in which the base of the nose lacks sufficient horizontal projection. While it is common phenotypic feature of the Asian face it can occur in any ethnicity or gender. The treatment of paranasal deficiencies has its historic origins as an adjunctive procedure to augmentative rhinoplasty as nasal Read More…
Background: The webbed neck is a very distinct and easily recognizable deformity due to the widened triangular base of the neck. The cause of the splayed neck appearance is due to a combination of excessive lateral and vertically short skin, a widened trapezius muscle and low set ears. The typical low hairline displacement that Read More…
Cheek augmentation, particularly when done with implants, is typically perceived and done as a ‘lower cheek augmentation’. The tail of the implant may be up on the cheekbone but most of the implant is over onto the cheek soft tissues and the concave maxilla. The placement of cheek implants in this location can create a Read More…
Background: Of the five surfaces of the skull the most prone to irregularities and asymmetries is the back of the head. While often referred to as the occiput or occipital skull bone, anatomically it is more complex than one single bone surface. The back of the head is composed of the intersection of three bones, 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...