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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...
Soft tissue cheek reduction refers to procedures that slim the soft-tissue volume of the cheeks (not the cheekbone itself) to create a leaner, more contoured facial appearance—often aiming to reduce “chubby,” “full,” or “puffy” cheeks. What tissue is being reduced? Primarily fat and soft tissue, not bone. The main targets are: Buccal fat pad (deep fat in the lower cheek) Read More…
Background: The buccal lipectomy procedure has become a popular surgical method for reduction of the full cheeks. While it can be effective for the patient with full cheeks it is also used in the normal cheek contour patient desires a greater amount of indentation or concavity under the cheekbone (the so-called model look). While an Read More…
Background: Facial reshaping surgery most commonly involves modifications of the bones albeit augmentative or reductive. Masculinizing the face is typically augmentative in nature while facial feminization focuses mainly on reduction procedures. It is for this reason that facial masculinization almost always involves implants with a few exceptions such as the sliding genioplasty for chin augmentation Read More…
Background: The chin implant is the original surgical method of facial bone augmentation and still the most commonly performed. Its history is reflected in the many styles and sizes of chin implants that are commercially available. Given the frequency of which the procedure is requested and performed it is no surprise that implant options have Read More…
Fat injections are a common method today for soft tissue augmentation whether it is for reconstructive or aesthetic purposes. An injection approach offers a versatile method of instilling a soft tissue graft in almost any anatomic location. How successful such fat injections are depends on a variety of factors from method of harvest and preparation Read More…
While the buccal lipectomy procedure is a straight forward surgical procedure with a limited recovery and is highly effective at its goal (removing a distinct facial fat area), some patient seek non-surgical methods for cheek fat reduction. Fat dissolving solutions such as dexoycholic acid and brand name Kybella have been used for facial fat treatments Read More…
The buccal lipectomy procedure, once viewed as an unadvised facial defatting procedure, has now become a popular facial reshaping surgery. Of all the areas of facial fat locations the buccal fat pad is unique amongst them. Unlike subcutaneous fat its function is to fill the deep tissue spaces between the masticatory and mimetic facial muscles, Read More…
The cheeks like the rest of the face is comprised of bony and soft tissue components that can be surgically modified. But what separates the cheeks from other facial areas is that the hard and soft tissue areas are not in the same anatomic area. The bony part is in the upper midface (cheekbones or Read More…
The buccal fat pad is a unique facial structure located in the deep midface area whose exact function remains uncertain. What makes it unique is that it is an encapsulated fat collection that has its own pedicle blood supply. Being a discrete fat mass in the face that can be readily accessed it has long Read More…
The custom jawline implant for many men provides the definitive lower third of the face enhancement. While in the leaner male patient with good cheeks the jaw augmentation alone may be sufficient for creating more defined facial features. But in the fuller or rounder faced patient this alone may not be enough. The round face 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...