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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...
While the most common type of lip enhancement is done with injectable fillers this is far less requested by men. Men typically prefer more permanent solutions and, in my experience, often present with more significant lip issues. The amount of vermilion exposure is less, the cupid’s bow is not very pronounced and the mouth corners Read More…
The sagging or downturned corner of the mouth is not a facial feature that anyone requests to have. While the fall of the corner of the mouth is most commonly associated with aging, due to the weight of the overlying falling softy tissues, some people have a natural downward slant to the corners of their Read More…
Mouth widening is a requested procedure when a patient feels it its disproportionately small/narrow to their face. The typical aesthetic measurement is where the mouth corners sit based on a vertical line dropped down from the pupil of the eye. When the mouth corner sits inside that line it is generally deemed that its width Read More…
Downturning of the corner of the mouth is a frequent aesthetic request for change. While most commonly associated with aging some people have it as a natural shape of their mouth. In my experience it occurs more commonly in people who have a horizontal smile pattern as opposed to a superior-oblique pattern regardless of their Read More…
Downturning of the corners of the mouth can occur from aging or as part of a natural mouth shape. Regardless of its origin downturned mouth corners are not a desirable mouth shape as it conveys an impression of unhappiness or even appearing angry or mad. The most common form of lifting of the downturned mouth Read More…
Despite the small size of the corner of the mouth, it appearance can have a major effect on the appearance of one’s disposition. The mouth corner is generally overlooked as long as it has a neutral or level orientation. But once is starts to head south with facial aging (or just exists that way by Read More…
Development facial asymmetries are common and often involve more than just one facial structure.One of the structures often involved in more complete facial asymmetries is the corner of the mouth. The mouth corner is frequently in some facial asymmetries, usually in the 3 to 7mms range. This creates an obvious cant to the smile line. Read More…
Background: The position of he corners of the mouth are a balance between numerous muscle attachments. These muscles include the levator angle oris, the zygomaticus, the orbicularis oris and the depressor angle oris. Activation of these muscle produces different effects on the mouth corners either pulling it up, down, or out to the sides. While Read More…
The downturned mouth corner, while typically associated with the aging face, can also occur due to natural development. The outward impression it conveys, usually erroneous, is an unhappy or angry person. While injectable strategies can provide some temporary improvement by lifting effects, these are not permanent. They also are not overly effective in cases of Read More…
Background: Facial asymmetries can be as variable as the features on a person’s face. They can be caused by hypoplasia (undergrowth) or hyperplasia (oevrgrowth) or they can affect the upper part of the face most severely and less so at the bottom…and vice versa. While the lateral features of the face are the most significantly 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...