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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: Aesthetic leg augmentations most commonly are done in the lower half of the leg for the calf muscles. The medial and lateral gastrocnemius muscles have a longitudinal orientation with an enveloping fascia. Because the muscle needs to slide within this enveloping fascial sheath for extension and flexion, a subfascial pocket can be created into Read More…
Calf implants involve dissection from incisions on the back of the knee inferiorly down to the gastrocnemius muscle fascia. The fascia is then entered so that the implant can be placed underneath it on top of the muscle. There are two gastrocnemius muscles, an inner or medial muscle belly and an outer or lateral muscle Read More…
Calf implants are placed on top of the gastrocnemius muscles but under their overlying enveloping fascia. To place the implants separate small incisions are placed on the back of the knee in the popliteal crease above each muscle head. From the incision to the gastrocnemius fascia it is necessary to dissect past the semimembranous/semitendinous tendons Read More…
The most common lower leg aesthetic augmentation method is that of calf implants. They are used for those patients who want larger calfs due to natural lower leg disproportion (‘chicken legs’), muscle atrophy due to injury (e,g. achilles tendon rupture) or congenital underdevelopment. (clubfoot) Calf implants have been around for decades in the U.S and Read More…
Background: The calf muscles, also known as the gastrocnemius muscles, makes up the back part of the leg between the knee and ankle. It is a two-headed muscle with an inner (medial) and outer (lateral) head that extends downward to form a common Achilles tendon which attaches onto the back part of the heel bone. Read More…
Augmentation of the calfs is most effectively done using implants. The placement of calf implants is on top of the gastrocnemius muscles underneath its fascial covering. Placed through small incisions in a skin crease behind the knee, the fascial plane is relatively easy to find and enter. There are few anatomic structures of which to Read More…
Background: Calf implants have been around for over forty years in various forms and shapes. The calf implants we know today are composed of a soft solid silicone material which is designed and manufactured with high quality medical grade technology. Such contemporary silicone materials are not known to undergo significant degradation and/or release degradation byproducts. Read More…
Background: The contour of the inner leg below the knee is heavily influenced by the size and shape of the medical gastrocnemius muscle. This muscle takes it origin from the medial head of the femoral condyle and extends down the inner aspect of the lower leg to join with the soleus tendon/muscle on its way Read More…
Underdevelopment of the calf muscles in congenital clubfoot is a common sequelae no matter how timely or well primary treatment for it is done. Such underdevelopment of the lower leg, particularly in asymmetry or unilateral involvement, can be a source of patient sensitivity and lowered self-esteem. Calf muscle hypoplasia can be treated successfully in both Read More…
Background: The size of the thigh (upper leg) is heavily influenced by the bulk provided by its muscle mass. Between the large femur bone and the many muscles that encircle it the thigh is always bigger than its lower leg counterpart in both length and circumference. As the connector between the pelvis and the knee 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...