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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: Cheek implants have been around almost as long as chin implants for aesthetic facial augmentations. While over shadowed today in number of procedures performed by filler and fat injections they still have a valuable role to play in aesthetic facial enhancements due to their permanent effects. Their success is based on a variety of Read More…
Background: Cheek implants, while having been used clinically for a long time, pose challenges in both determining their aesthetic effects as well as their surgical placement. While seemingly simple in both regards cheek augmentation lessons are often learned from the initial placement of standard implants. In such situations the standard cheek implant serves as a Read More…
Cheek implants have been around for almost fifty years in various shapes and sizes. As an off-the-shelf implant it can create different cheek augmentation effects over the main body of cheekbone as well as the submalar area just beneath it. Depending where on the cheek the implant is placed and its size it can create Read More…
Background: In facial reshaping surgery a combination of diametric structural changes are needed to improve the facial balance. The most well known facial reshaping procedure is a reductive rhinoplasty and chin augmentation, a horizontal facial shape change that is best seen in profile. Vertical facial shape changes, however, are less appreciated and often underdiagnosed. As Read More…
Background: Cheek augmentation can be achieved by percutaneous injection techniques or the surgical placement of cheek implants. Of all the facial skeletal areas that can be augmented by injections (synthetic fillers or fat) the cheek area is a particularly effective facial area to do so. This is because the cheeks are softer and not a Read More…
Background: Facial lipoatrophy is a well known condition that is defined by fat loss in the face. This is most evident in the cheek and temporal areas where the largest collection of the fat exists in the face due to the buccal fat pad and its extensions. There are a variety for reasons why such Read More…
Adverse changes in the cheeks such as flatness and sagging is a common sequelae of aging as the tissues fall off of the cheekbones. Sagging cheek tissues combined with volume loss from fat atrophy make cheek management an important element of some facelift surgeries. Adding volume back and/or lifting of the cheeks back up can Read More…
Cheek implants have been around for over fifty years but despite this long duration they are few techniques described as to how to place them. Most cheek implants are placed through an intraoral approach which is the most direct line of access to where they are typically placed. In watching surgeons do the procedure I Read More…
While cheek implants have been around for over fifty years little attention has been paid to their gender differences. Men and women do not want the same type of cheek augmentation effect/look in my experience in many patients. While the facial differences between men and women have been acknowledged for centuries cheek implants exist as Read More…
Facial implants, like every other surgical technology, has evolved over the years. From surgical methods to place them to the actual implant shapes, what we use today is understandably different from what was done decades ago. Every now and then this becomes evident when treating an ‘older’ patient, who often presents for facial rejuvenation today, 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...