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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: 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…
The buccal lipectomy is a well known facial contouring procedure that is effective because of its discrete encapsulation of fat. Like Buccal fat extraction provides a unique aesthetic procedure that is unlike the traditional liposuction method and is performed no where else on the face or body. The fat is also quite distinctive in appearance Read More…
Undereye hollowing is a very common aesthetic orbital concern. There are multiple reasons why undereye hollowing exists from lack of adequate fat/soft tissue thickness to an infraorbital rim bony deficiency. And in some patients it is a combination of both. There are even situations where cheek implants have been placed and now the infraorbital area Read More…
The buccal fat pad is as well known collection of facial fat that is the frequent site of surgical extraction. Unlike aesthetic fat removal from almost anywhere else in the body, which is by liposuction, the buccal fat pad is removed en bloc. Unlike subcutaneous fat and as the name implies it is a discrete Read More…
Buccal lipectomies, a facial reshaping procedure once denounced as deleterious, has gained popularity in more recent times. In an effort to thin out or sculpt full cheeks, removal of the discrete buccal fat creates the most significant amount of facial fat reduction. The cheek subcutaneous tissues are not particularly favorable for liposuction due to its 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...