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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...
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…
Background: The most common historic and contemporary approach to lower facial augmentation is the chin implant. This is the first and oldest form of facial augmentation and the chin implant has undergone a variety of material and design innovations since its inception. Its popularity remains today as bringing forward the anterior projection of the lower Read More…
The buccal lipectomy is a well known cheek reduction contouring procedure. Its effectiveness is based on the removal of a distinct fat pad of significant volume that lies between the masseter and the pterygoid muscles. It is anatomically different from almost all other facial fat sites which are more diffuse and spread out in the Read More…
The buccal lipectomy is a well known and popular cheek reshaping procedure. By removing part or all of this encapsulated fat pad the fullness of the cheeks is reduced creating a modest to moderate facial slimming effect. The buccal fat pad is a unique appearing fat with a bright yellow color, large lobules, a vascular Read More…
Background: The buccal lipectomy is a well known facial defatting procedure that is commonly done. It is a dramatic procedure in that a discrete collection of fat is extracted from an incision inside the mouth. While it is a straightforward procedure to perform there are a lot of misconceptions about the procedure including what its Read More…
The buccal lipectomy is a well known facial defatting/thinning procedure. While the total volume of the fat pads is not large (3 to 4ccs per side), it is unique fat in that it is a highly concentrated solid collection of adipose cells.The exact biologic behavior of this fat has never been fully understood as its Read More…
Buccal fat removal has become extremely popular in the past few years fueled by patient’s desire to have slimmer faces as well as by social media. While the procedure is relatively straightforward to perform there are numerous misconceptions about it from what its exact facial effects really are to what its long term sequelae may Read More…
Background: The buccal lipectomy is the most well known soft tissue cheek reduction procedure. While once deemed as an unapprorpiate facial reshaping procedure years ago it is now very popular amongst patients and surgeons alike. Its common performance is due to the effect of the en bloc removal of a discrete facial fat collection as Read More…
The buccal lipectomy is as well known procedure that is very popular and commonly done for soft tissue cheek contouring. It is a unique type of facial fat because is very localized and concentrated into a single fascial space. As a result it can be easily extracted through small intraoral incisions. But I do occasionally Read More…
Soft tissue cheek reduction is most commonly associated with the well known buccal lipectomy procedure. Through an intraoral incision in the maxillary vestibule, the encapsulated buccal fat pas is accessed by passing through the upper fibers of the buccinator muscle. Once inside its capsule, the main body of the buccal fat pad is extracted after 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...