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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...
Back Lifts: Clarifying the Two Primary Types Back lifts are body-contouring procedures with several variations. These are often grouped together, even though they produce very different contouring effects. The key distinction lies in the direction of skin excision, which determines the aesthetic outcome. What Is a Back Lift (Posterior Body Lift) A back lift removes Read More…
When rib removal (most commonly the 11th and 12th floating ribs) is combined with a back lift, the orientation of the excision—horizontal versus vertical—is the dominant factor determining the quality of waist narrowing, scar placement, and overall contour change. 1. Horizontal Back Lift With Rib Removal Incision Transverse excision across the mid- to upper back, Read More…
Background: Besides a tummy tuck there are numerous different types of body lifts that are far less known. One uncommon but most well known of these more obscure types is the back or bra line lift. This is a horizontal excision of tissue across the back for excessive tissue which typically presents as oblique rolls. Read More…
Background: Loose tissues around the waistline and torso are most conventionally treated by a tummy tuck. While this is a good operation for many patients it will not be effective when the primary goal is waistline narrowing because the loose tissue removal is in the wrong direction. A tummy tuck is a horizontal removal which Read More…
Background: For surgical waist narrowing conventional procedures like liposuction and tummy tucks have a primary role. When they are inadequate or an increased narrowing effect is desired the lone remaining option is structural modification of the lower ribcage. Whether this is done by rib fracture or rib removal the concept is that a collapse or Read More…
Background: Traditional procedures for making a better waistline or more shapely torso include liposuction and certain excisional procedures like a tummy tuck. These are removal and discard surgeries. A more recent and extremely popular torso reshaping option is BBL surgery or the Brazilian Butt Lift. This is a tissue recycling procedure in which fat is Read More…
Background: The most commonly performed body tightening procedure by excision is the tummy tuck. Through a horizontally oriented excision of skin and fat the abdomen or lower anterior/ventral torso is tightened horizontally in the direction of the excision. As part of that procedure the vertically oriented rectus muscle/fascia is also tightened creating a bidirectional tightening/narrowing Read More…
Background: The desire for a smaller waistline is an historic one for women that dates back for centuries by non-surgical tightening garments. Surgical approaches more recently have included the well known procedures of liposuction and various forms of tummy tucks. Most recently more internal procedures like rib removal offers improved waistline narrowing results in properly Read More…
Background: The back is an area that is prone to develop thickness due to fat accumulation and skin rolls. This seems to be more common in women, in certain body types and with aging and weight gain. These back rolls typically develop as more obliquely oriented sagging tissues excesses. The standard treatment for back ‘lipodystrophy’ Read More…
Background: The excision of loose skin and fat through a variety of lifting are common body contouring procedures. While usually done after large amounts of weight loss, many such excisional procedures are done for the abdomen, waistline, chest, arms and thighs. Back lifts are also done and have been described as braline lifts, back roll 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...