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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...
Botox injections can be used for a wide variety of aesthetic and medical conditions. In the face Botox is widely used for elective deanimation of numerous muscles for wrinkle and undesirable facial expression reductions. It is also used for aesthetic facial reshaping by reduction of the size of the masseter muscles. While not usually permanent Read More…
The masseter muscles of the lower jaw can be large either by natural development or by over use. The most common over use cause is clenching or bruxism. Regardless of its etiology successful muscle reduction, although not usually permanent, is through injections of neuromuscular deactivating agents. (e.g., Botox, Dysport, Xeomin) Direct injection into the masseter Read More…
Many patients of different ethnicities have full lower faces. One anatomic cause of a full lower and posterior face is masseteric muscle hypertrophy. The most common treatment for this aesthetic form of masticatory muscle enlargement is Botox injections. There is no doubt that Botox injections can effectively reduce the appearance of large masseter muscles and Read More…
Surgical reshaping of the face is an important part of the physical transformation of the transgender patient. For the male to female transgender patient it is largely a reductive approach for softening the structural aspects of the forehead, brow, nose and jawline. Conversely in the female to male transgender patient it is more of an Read More…
One of the considerations of the soft tissue aesthetics of the lower face is that of the masseter muscle. Being one of the larger muscles of the face, it has a large surface area covering the bony jaw angles. (ramus of the mandible) Despite its important functions of jaw opening and closing and in chewing Read More…
Botox is the miracle aesthetic drug of the past half century. Since its introduction as an FDA-approved injection for aesthetic indications for the treatment of undesired facial expressions and wrinkles, it has been applied to numerous other applications from migraines to anal fissures with positive responses. It seemingly is being tried for just about any Read More…
Botox is a well known neuromuscular modulating agent that produces a temporary muscle relaxation effect. It is mostly known for its positive aesthetic benefits in decreasing wrinkles in the forehead and around the eyes due to its effect on the muscles of facial expression. While the facial muscles may have a diminished action, the effect Read More…
One of the most common uses for the well known aesthetic drug, Botox, is injection into the forehead. While it is most commonly used to treat horizontal forehead lines and vertical glabellar rhytids, it is also used to create a chemical brow lift. While such injections can be very effective, it it not uncommon Read More…
Botox is the most popular form of injectable aesthetic therapt. It has an established history of success in managing problematic facial movements that cause undesirable facial expressions and ultimately skin wrinkles. It was formally FDA-approved well over a decade ago for the treatment of glabellar (between the eyebrow) wrinkles lines and has gone on Read More…
The upper lip is subject to a variety of lines and wrinkles as one ages, particularly in females. The vertical lines of the upper lip are the most recognized and are due to the activity of the sphincteric orbicularis muscle. Another type of aging line is that of the horizontal upper lip crease. While less 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...