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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: Breast augmentation is an operation whose effect is completely derived from the use of an implant. The push of the implant on the overlying breast tissue creates the size and to some degree the shape of the breast that results. While a women’s natural breast tissues do play a role in how the augmented Read More…
A recent article appeared in the New York Times entitled ‘What A Difference A Day Makes’. This catchy title was actually referring to a type of non-invasive plastic surgery…temporary breast enlargement. With over 300,000 women a year in the U.S. having breast enhancement with implants, the concept of temporary breast augmentation initially seems a bit Read More…
Breast augmentation remains one of the most popular and commonly performed elective body contouring procedures. The most frequent location for breast implants is under the pectoralis major muscle, technically a partial submuscular location known as the dual plane pocket. While this implant pocket location has numerous advantages long-term, the elevation of the muscle does Read More…
Background: Women that want breast augmentation present with a wide array of breast shapes and sizes. The post-pregnancy breast that has become deflated (lost volume) and has some sagging is one of the common ‘abnormal’ breast types seen. But even within this type of breast shape there are subtypes or different variations within this general Read More…
Breast augmentation is one of the most commonly performed cosmetic body procedures in the U.S.. While producing immediate and often dramatic changes in breast size and shape, it is a procedure that is associated with a variety of potential complications. Some of these complications are surgery-related (e.g., hematoma) while others are device-related. (e.g., capsular contracture) Read More…
Background: Loss of breast volume and resultant sagging is a common sequelae of pregnancy. The more pregnancies a woman has the more the breasts will sag. The sag is a function of loss of volume (like a balloon deflating) and increased skin and loss of its elasticity. (the lining of a balloon gets bigger) Such Read More…
Background: Breast augmentation is done on many different types of women from a wide range of ages to numerous ethnicities. There are an incredible large number of breast implant types, styles and sizes from which to choose that can ultimately appeal to any woman considering the procedure. But it is up to the plastic surgeon Read More…
Background: Breast augmentation relies on the use of an implant to create its result. Historically, breast implant shapes have been only round whether they were saline or silicone gel filled. But in the past few years, shaped breast implants have become available. This has provided women with another option to consider in their breast augmentation Read More…
Breast augmentation is one of the most effective and highly satisfying of all body contouring plastic surgery procedures. Making one’s breast instantly larger in just an hour of surgery is truly transformative for many women. Thousands of before and after photographs and advertisements for the procedure that can easily be found on the internet Read More…
Background: Breast augmentation can be done by two types of implants, saline and silicone. Since silicone implants have become available again nearly eight years ago in 2006, the percentage of women undergoing breast enhancement receiving saline implants has been slowly declining. But saline implants will always be around as, at the least, they offer 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...