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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...
Cheek implants are an effective method for adding projection of various areas of the zygomatic midface. Because they are various shapes of cheek implants that are available, there is a fair amount of art as opposed to science in selecting style and size of implant to get the patient’s desired effect. Because these implants are Read More…
Implants are very useful for producing three-dimensional facial changes. By extending the outer boundaries of bony prominences, the proportions and shape of the face can be changed dramatically. Implants essentially camouflage facial bony deficiencies or enhance a normal prominence. Traditional and well known facial implants are that of the chin, cheeks, or nose. Jaw angle Read More…
One of the common facial aging changes for some people is the loss of fullness in the middle of the face and a longer distance between the height of the lower eyelid and the prominence of the cheek. This is most apparent when you look in the mirror and notice a flattening of the Read More…
Facial wasting is a very specific condition of the face in which specific areas of fat are resorbed and, in its severest form, is unique to the HIV patient taking retorviral medication. Nobody knows exactly why fat from the faces specifically goes away on people taking anti-HIV drugs, but a significant percentage of such patients Read More…
Cheek implants are a fairly simple and effective method of enhancing this important aesthetic part of the face. By placing implants through an incision on the underside of the upper lip, the cheek area can be enhanced in various three dimensional ways with different types of implant designs. While once used exclusively for people Read More…
The cheek area is a central and critical element of one’s facial appearance. Situated between the pyramidal landmarks of the eye, mouth, and jaw angle, its prominence (or lack thereof) provides projection to the middle of the face. In today’s society, the perception of high or prominent cheekbones is one that is a positive Read More…
I have seen numerous patients over the years who are positive with the HIV virus, otherwise known as the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and probably some that had the virus but it was unknown to them or they did not disclose it. Thesd patients fall into two categories of procedural requests; those patients seeking typical Read More…
Facial lipoatrophy, sometimes referred to as facial wasting, is the loss of fat in the face usually in the cheek and temple areas. It is not necessarily loss of fat in all cases, in some it is simply that it was never there to start. It really represents a failure of adequate development of Read More…
Cheek Implants for Facial Enhancement In the pursuit of a more balanced and shapely facial appearance, the cheek is an often overlooked facial feature. Even though strong or ‘high cheekbones’ is frequently commented on as desireable, the cheek is not as visible as that of its more protruding cousins, the nose and the chin. 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...