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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...
Brow bone reduction surgery, today most commonly performed for forehead feminization, changes the prominence of the anterior wall of the frontal sinus. (brow bones) The prominence of the brow bones is caused by the development of the underlying frontal sinus which in men is greater than that of females. While typically thought of as a Read More…
The forehead has been described as the most significant facial feature for gender identification. As a result it is a major focus in facial feminization surgery whether it is in the trangender or cis-female patient population. There are three well known types of such procedures consisting of isolated burring reduction for mild brow bone protrusion Read More…
Background: Brow bone reduction today is most commonly associated with facial feminization surgery. But the reality is that cis-males can also be bothered by excessive brow bone protrusion. The difference between a cis-male and a transgender male to female brow bone concerns are one of magnitude. While the transgender patient wants to take a normal Read More…
Background: The appearance/size of the brow bones is a forehead feature that is usually very gender specific. Prominent brow bones is a verydistinct male trait and serves as the basis for why forehead reshaping is one of the most common facial feminization surgery procedures. Often lost in this surgery is that brow bone reductions are Read More…
Background: Brow bone reduction surgery today is most commonly associated with transgender facial feminization surgery with the goal being to flatten the brows as much as possible.While not as commonly known brow bone reduction in men has been done for a long time and actually precedes its application in transfemale surgery. What differentiates male vs Read More…
Background: The shape of the male forehead is dominated by three physical features. The presence of brow bone protrusions, a slight backward slope to the forehead and an overall more square shape are the main characteristics of the masculine forehead. In profile view the amount of brow bone projection and the slope of the forehead Read More…
Background: One of the most commonly performed facial feminization procedures and the key one for the upper third of the face is brow bone reduction. As the male brow bone grows larger than a female’s due to hormonal differences the size of the frontal sinus expands outward creating the stronger brow bone appearance on the Read More…
One of the primary procedures in facial feminization surgery is reductive reshaping of the forehead. While there are numerous techniques in feminizing the forehead the most consistently performed procedure is brow bone reduction. And the most effective form of brow bone reduction is the bone flap setback method. This is where the anterior table of Read More…
Background: Brow bone reduction is most commonly known today because of transgender facial feminization surgery. While that patient population makes up the majority of brow bone reduction surgery today, it is a procedure that has also been used in cis-males as well. For the male with over developed brow bones due to excessive frontal sinus Read More…
Background: Occupying a third of the face the forehead is well known to have a gender specific shape and features. For this reason forehead procedures is one of the most common focuses of facial feminization surgery. In male to female forehead feminization the brow bone reduction procedure is most commonly associated with it and, while 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...