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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: While men naturally have more visible brow bones due to an increased frontal sinus development, a few men will develop a larger brow bone protrusion than normal. This can be exacerbated in some by a more sloped forehead that lies above it. There is no specific measurement of how much brow bone protrusion is Read More…
Brow bone reduction is a very successful reshaping surgery of the forehead. It is most commonly done in two types of patients, the male with large overgrown brow one protrusions who wants to look more normal and the transgender male to female patient who is interested in a gender appearance change. Despite the disparate aesthetic Read More…
Background: Manipulation of the frontal sinus cavity is an essential part of brow bone reduction surgery. Removal of the outer table of the frontal sinus bone, reshaping of its osseous form and replacement back over the large exposed underlying sinus cavity are the essential elements of the procedure. While it rarely is a problem, the Read More…
Aesthetic upper eyelid surgery is primarily associated with the blepharoplasty procedure due to it being commonly performed. Whether for the removal of excessive upper eyelid tissues, the correction of a low hanging eyelid (ptosis repair) or the creation of a double eyelid, the supratarsal crease line is largely used for direct surgical access to perform Read More…
Brow Bone Reduction (Central) Considered one of the cornerstones of FFS surgery is the shape of the upper third of the face. The elimination of protruding brows and altering the appearance of the forehead to a more convex shape with a straighter vertical angulation is a critical gender difference between men and women. Always done Read More…
Background: The forehead appears on superficial assessment as a relatively flat surface structure with little to contribution to one’s facial appearance. But in reality it is has a substantial contribution to the shape of the face making up to one-third of its surface area. The three aesthetically important forehead structures are the shape and length Read More…
Background: The overgrown or prominent brow bone in a male is most commonly treated by a brow bone reduction procedure, usually a setback bone flap technique. While this is a very effective operation, it almost always requires a superior or scalp incisional approach. For many men, particularly older men, this may not be a viable Read More…
Background: Transgender brow bone reduction refers to feminizing the lower central forehead. In the male the frontal sinus air cavity expands more than females and is seen as the outer covering of bone expands creating a set of central paired brow bone prominences that stick out further than the flatter forehead above it. These expanded Read More…
Facial gender identity is highlighted by several facial areas or zones. One of these facial areas in the upper third of the face or forehead. The relevance of this is seen in facial feminization surgery where the most consistent procedure performed is forehead reshaping surgery in most transgender male to female patients. The more convex Read More…
One of the original contouring procedures in facial feminization surgery is that of reshaping the forehead. Brow bone reduction still remains one of the defining facial contouring procedures that separates male vs. female appearance. It is a well described technique that fundamentally can be done by either burring reduction or a bone flap setback technique. 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...