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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...
While the placement of breast implants in cis-women vs transgender women is technically the same, there are some differences in the shape of the chest between these two groups of patients. As a result there will be outcomes differences from their breast augmentation surgery. Knowing these differences helps prepare the patient for how their breasts Read More…
Background: Breast ptosis is a well described sagging of breast tissue over the inframammary fold. Based on the amount of tissue overhang different degrees have been described to it. The anatomic basis for breast ptosis or sagging is when loss of breast tissue volume occurs with a resultant excess of enveloping skin, which allows the Read More…
Background: Breast reduction is a commonly performed procedure particularly on younger patients even in their teens. At a young age large breasts can cause a variety of musculoskeletal symptoms as well as physical embarrassment which can benefit by breast reduction surgery. But breasts are rarely stable throughout a woman’s life as pregnancies, weight loss and Read More…
Background: Breasts that present for implant augmentation can have many different mound shapes and nipple-areolar positions. Many will respond quite favorably to the enlargement created by an implant and undesired mound shapes and nipple positions will be improved. But when breast ptosis exists implants alone will usually make their appearance worse even though they are Read More…
Background: The placement of breast implants can have several long term reasons for their removal and/or replacement. Implant failure due to disruption of the intact shell is the most common reason for replacement and will undoubtably happen to most women…eventually. Changes of the breast tissue on top of the augmented mound is another reason if Read More…
Breast implants are the second most common body contouring procedures behind liposuction and the most frequently performed implant placed in the body. As a result there is tremendous familiarity with breast augmentation surgery and its potential aesthetic effects. There is little question that the primary effect of breast implants is to make the breasts bigger. Read More…
Background: Sagging of the breasts is both a normal and expected result of aging and the natural side position of the breasts on the torso. The amount of breast sagging that occurs is influenced by numerous factors including the natural size and shape of the breasts, pregnancies, weight loss, amount of breast tissue involution and Read More…
In transgender body feminization a variety of procedures exist of which breast enlargement is one of the most important. Hormone therapy can produce some modest amount of breast tissue which may be sufficient for some patients. But the definitive procedure is breast augmentation surgery where an implant provides an assured outcome with the best breast Read More…
Background: Much is written on the topic of primary breast augmentation including the management of preoperative breast sagging. This is classically treated with an implant with some form of breast lift. Little is written, however, on a very common phenomenon seen many years after a primary breast augmentation…the development of breast sagging that develops in Read More…
In all plastic surgery that involves the use of implants which are the workhorse of the operation, infection prevention is paramount. A common and prime example of this is breast implants. Placement of a breast implant is what makes breast augmentation work and is primarily responsible for the final aesthetic outcome. As as result patients 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...