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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: The lower jaw develops from paired cartilage outgrowths known as Meckel’s cartilage which meet in the middle to create the arch shape of the bone. These two segments become joined at the symphysis or chin which, if everything forms perfectly, is symmetric in shape. Whether the chin is small, medium or large in size, Read More…
Background: Enhancing a face can imply a wide range of procedures. But for the younger patient who does not have appreciable signs of facial aging, it refers to improving its underlying structural support. Having the bone structure become more visible creates a more defined facial appearance. This augmentation of the facial bones can be done Read More…
Background: Aesthetic augmentation of the midface has historically been done using a set of available standard implant shapes. Cheek and tear trough implants have their roles but are best used on top of a more normal skeletal framework for modest aesthetic enhancements. In more significant midface retrusions there is a comprehensive skeletal deficiency that can Read More…
The shape of the jawline is influenced by a variety of anatomic components of which the chin and jaw angles re the most recognizable. Known as the mentum (chin) and gonial angles (jaw angles) the three corners of the jawline comprise over two-thirds of its surface area. The remaining part of the jawline lies between Read More…
The custom infraorbital-malar implant is the definitive midfacial augmentation procedure of the eyes and cheeks. By creating a horizontal line of augmentation from under the eyes and extending out onto the zygomatic arch, it establishes a distinct high cheek bone look as well as improves undereye hollows. Between the size of the implant and the Read More…
The custom jawline implant is the definitive lower facial augmentation procedure. By wrapping around the entire border of the mandible from one jaw angle to the other, a more defined transition between the face and neck results. How much more evident the jawline becomes is a function of the size of the implant and the Read More…
Background: Chin implants exert their effects by a soft tissue release which then floats on top of an intervening implant placed between it and the bone. In other words chin implants require that several osteocutaneous ligaments be detached from the bone along with the periosteum to create an adequate pocket for the implant placement. This Read More…
Background: There are many features of the face that have gender specific shapes. This serves as the basis for facial feminization and masculinization surgery. While these are not always absolutes and there is some gender neutrality when the magnitude of any of these facial feature prominences is not as strong, the general concepts still apply. Read More…
Background: Aesthetic augmentation of the lower jaw has been done by a variety of autologous and implant methods. However when it comes to a complete jawline augmentation, as defined by changes at the corners (chin and jaw angles) that are connected, the options become more limited. The chin wing osteotomy, little known in the U.S. Read More…
Background: The undereye region of the midface is open to variable interpretations of what that is. As a result there are different terms that apply to describing undereye deficiency concerns of which tear troughs and hollows are the most commonly used. The anatomic basis for their appearance and how they can treated is, however, different. 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...