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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: Shoulder narrowing surgery is done in either transgender male to females or cis-females for shoulder dysphoria. Having done many such procedures at this point I have had the epiphany that the term ‘shoulder narrowing’ does not accurately describe what occurs. Because the clavicle is a lazy s-shaped bone with a horizontal orientation, a removal Read More…
One of the most common male masculinization composite procedures is custom jawline and infraorbital-malar (IOM) implants. By creating a more visible/defined cheeks and jaw structure the face takes on a stronger and more defined appearance.Think of this as a ‘five corner’ approach to facial reshaping. (cheeks, jaw angles and chin) In some cases those augmentations Read More…
Custom skull implant designs are the most effective approach to just about any aesthetic head augmentation problem. By using a preformed implant with a design based on the patient’s 3D skull CT scan the desired head shape change is more likely to be achieved than using older bone cement techniques where intraoperative hand shaping of Read More…
Background: Chin augmentation is one of the most common aesthetic facial reshaping surgeries. The chin implant is used for many of these chin augmentation surgeries and is a powerful and effective treatment for most horizontal chin projection deficiencies. It is often called the most powerful facial reshaping procedure that can be performed in the shortest Read More…
One aesthetic condition at the penile-scrotal junction that can occur is webbing. Normally there is a sharp near 90 degree angle between the shaft of the penis and the frontal surface of the scrotum. But when excessive skin develops a turkey neck or web appears between these two structures, hence the term penoscrotal webbing. There Read More…
Background: Brow bone reduction is most commonly known today because of transgender facial feminization surgery. While that patient population makes up the majority of brow bone reduction surgery today, it is a procedure that has also been used in cis-males as well. For the male with over developed brow bones due to excessive frontal sinus Read More…
Background: The shape of the back of the head is often overlooked when there is hair to cover it. But for men who have limited hair coverage or, even more relevantly a shaved head, the shape of the back of the head takes on almost as much aesthetic significance as the front of the head. Read More…
In vertical orbital dystopia (VOD) one eye sits lower than the other which is the direct result of a lower orbital floor and infraorbital rim. While it is uncommon that the lower bony floor of the eye is the only abnormal part of the hard and soft tissue orbital box and the resultant eye asymmetry, Read More…
Rib removal surgery for aesthetic waistline narrowing can be an effective procedure in the properly selected patient. It is typically performed in my extensive experience with the procedure in women who are either seeking a more pronounced shaped waistline that what they currently have or in the transgender MTF patient who is trying create some Read More…
Custom brow bone implants are the only permanent and aesthetically effective method for this specific type of aesthetic augmentation of the lower forehead which is most commonly done in men. The implant is placed using an endoscopic technique that in many ways is similar to an endoscopic brow lift, at least in terms of 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...