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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...
Augmentation of a deficient central midface can be done by a variety of methods including anterior maxillary movements, autologous vs allogeneic bone and cartilage grafts as well as implants. Most adult patients are not going to opt for major LeFort procedures and, as a result, augmenting the premaxillary-nasal base region remains the primary method for Read More…
One of the essential steps in any form of a browlift is a periosteal release along the superior orbital rims. In so doing it is necessary to locate and release the tight tissues around the supraorbital nerves. Its purpose is to protect the nerves in the processing of ensuring the lower forehead tissues are adequately Read More…
Background: Macrotia is present when the patient feels that their ear is too big. This is not just when a large earlobe is present, which is the most common reason patients may feel their ear is overly large, but when the entire ear from top to bottom is large. There are measurements which usually align Read More…
Background: Facelift surgery has been performed for over a century. While there have been many advancements in facelift surgery due to a better understanding of the anatomy the one component of it that has never changed is the location of the incisions. They have always been placed around the ear and serve as the most Read More…
Shoulder narrowing by clavicle reduction osteotomies is an effective and only technique for a reductive change in the shape of the upper torso. It is often described as having a linear effect, meaning what is taken out in the inner half of the clavicle translates to an exact change in the bideltoid distance. It is Read More…
Background: The vast majority of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction/pain is extra capsular or outside of the joint. It is more related to the attached muscles and ligaments that work around the joint. But there are some cases where true intracapsular involvement occurs particularly when the lower jaw has been exposed trauma. The condyle of the Read More…
The most common site of midface augmentation (minus the nose) is the nasal base. While the nasal base is composed of a concave paranasal and a convex central premaxillary regions, it is the larger and bilateral paranasal concavities that are the most frequently requested for augmentation. Such paranasal augmentations have been done for decades and Read More…
Of all the common sites of aesthetic facial implant augmentation, the jaw angles in my experience pose the greatest challenges. Not only getting the correct dimensional shape for each patient defies any conventional measurements but they are also the most difficult to accurately place in the correct position on the bone. Placing an implant through Read More…
Background: Like any other body part, head size or the shape of the skull can be too big or disproportionate. Like small area or spot skull reductions larger skull surface areas can be reduced but the issues of access and effectiveness must be carefully considered. Access refers to what the incisional scar burden would be Read More…
Background: In placing a chin implant there are two approaches, intraoral and submental incisional access. Each has their advantages and disadvantages. What is most obvious to the patient is that the intraoral approach avoids an external scar with a somewhat higher risk of infection. The submental approach has a lower risk of infection but at 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...