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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 implants are the most common form of chin augmentation surgery and are effective for mild to moderate horizontal deficiencies. But in more significant horizontal chin deficiencies the selected size may still be inadequate. Or the patient may decide later once all the swelling has gone down that they really want a larger implant size. Read More…
Background: The common nature of aesthetic chin augmentation, which often employs pure horizontal augmentation, makes it seem like a straightforward procedure. While this may be true in many chin augmentation patients, it speaks to what is the most overlooked/underdiagnosed aspect of chin augmentation …lack of vertical height. A vertically short lower chin can be hard Read More…
Background: Chin augmentation is primarily about an increase in the horizontal dimension. This is why the vast majority of before and after results seen are only shown in the profile view. It is also why most preoperative imaging is also done in the side view as well. While one can have a debate about how Read More…
The anatomy of the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve crosses from beneath the platysma muscle in the neck up across the side of the chin to innervate multiple lower lip and chin muscles. It causes the action of the lip depressor muscles (labii inferiors and angle oris) as well as that of mentalis Read More…
Background: Chin augmentation in females is uniquely different than in men. This is particularly relevant in the horizontal and width dimensions. Women do not need as much horizontal chin augmentation as men. The classic vertical line dropped down from the lip as the advancement goal for the chin is frequently too much, less horizontal augmentation Read More…
Medpor implant material is well know to create vigorous soft tissue attachments due to its irregular surface contour. Such soft tissue adherence has both advantages and disadvantages. A major disadvantage is if the implant needs to be adjusted and/or removed. Getting the Medpor implant out has been stated by some to be impossible and most Read More…
Chin implants are the most common form of facial implant augmentation. One of their most recognized features by x-rays are what is often described as ‘erosion’ or loss of bone underneath or around the implant. As a result it is a widely held belief that this is a pathologic phenomenon and bodes poorly for the Read More…
Chin implants can be placed through two types of anterior lower facial incisions. The ‘northern’ option is to place it from above using an intraoral vestibular incision behind the upper lip. The ‘southern’ option is to place it from below using a submental skin incision. Both approaches access the chin bone and both incise through Read More…
Chin augmentation using implants offers a wide variety of different shapes as perceived from the front view. While men may prefer a wider or more square shape, women usually prefer a more narrow or tapered chin shape. When looking at the most common chin implant style used, the extended anatomic style, the chin will acquire Read More…
Background: Hemifacial microsomia is a well known congenital facial deformity that affects the structures that develop from the first and second brachial arches. As a result anomalies develop that includes the ear, lower jaw and mouth areas. It is a spectrum of deformities which cause varying deformities of these facial structures and, while typically occurring 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...