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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...
Chin augmentation is a great way to enhance one’s facial profile if the lower facial prominence is recessed. The use of a chin implant is the most common method to make this facial change. It is typically perceived as a horizontal change or increasing the most anterior soft tissue point of the chin in the Read More…
One recent high profile facial change reported in the media is that of Bristol Palin. At a dinner in Washington in late April, she was reported to be unrecognizeable. Something was very different about her face. She had a distinctly more angled jaw and sharpened chin. It was speculated that she had a facelift, fillers Read More…
The wearing of facial hair at one time in history represented a matter of convenience, the man didn’t want to bother with the nuisance of shaving. Men wearing facial hair today, however, is done much more often for style reasons and to create a specific facial look. This is evidenced by the observation that many Read More…
Increasing the prominence or projection of a chin is a common aesthetic facial procedure. It can be of great benefit alone or in combination with such procedures as rhinoplasty, neck liposuction and facelifts. As the predominant and leading feature of the lower third of the face, the chin is one of the most important structural Read More…
The lower third of the face is dominated by the jawline. The jawline extends from one jaw angle around a convex arch to the other. It is actually the largest surface area of any facial bone prominence. Leading the way is the chin but the jaw angles located at the back play an often Read More…
The shape of one’s neck has a profound influence on the appearance of the face that sits above it. The neck is bordered by the jawline, which consists of the chin and the horizontal length of the jaw, and the outline of the neck skin The outline of the neck should be the intersection Read More…
An important part of any rhinoplasty evaluation is that of the chin. Patients who pursue rhinoplasty to make their nose smaller should not be surprised that they may have a comparatively smaller chin by facial proportion assessment. This is because a ‘weak’ chin can make a nose appear more prominent. In patients that come Read More…
Background: Facial beauty is well known to be highly influenced by proportions and symmetry. Dividing the face into thirds, in either frontal or side views, is an established method of determining vertical facial balance. While this beauty concept is well acknowledged, putting it into practical use is difficult. Few facial structures can be easily Read More…
The chin and neck angle relationship is one of the most significant facial markers that has a significant influence on the age of one’s appearance. A well defined chin point and a contoured neck angle are what most of us had in the first three to four decades of life. Aging changes the neck Read More…
Background: A variety of mandibular (jaw) implants to improve the shape of the lower third of the face exist. They work very well for horizontal chin augmentation or lateral jaw angle enhancement. When the two are put together, a great improvement in the jaw line and shape can be achieved. But standard implants do not 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...