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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 implant augmentation is done in both men and women but the aesthetic goals are often different. While the amount of horizontal chin projection differs amongst each patient, the shape of the augmented chin from the front view can be very gender specific. While women may prefer a more narrow or even v-shaped chin appearance, Read More…
Background: There are many causes of eye asymmetry due to the numerous structures that surround the eyeball from the eyelids, brow bone, and the eyebrow. These make up the most common causes of eye asymmetry. The one unique causes of eye asymmetry is that of the eyeball itself. This is when the eyeball on one Read More…
One of the most popular uses of the custom facial implant concept is that of the jawline. The combination of no off-the-shelf implant that can accomplish a total jaw augmentation result and its powerful effect on the appearance of the lower third of the face the custom jawline implant is a facial game changer for Read More…
Background: Aesthetic enhancement of the lower jaw, also known as jawline augmentation, can be done by several different methods. For the sake of clarification, jaw augmentation means more than just chin augmentation. It means enlargement of the entire inferolateral border of the mandible from one jaw angle across the chin to the other jaw angle. Read More…
Background: While the sliding genioplasty can produce a variety of bone movements, its most common dimensional change is horizontal advancement. While the benefits of horizontal bone advancement are seen in the front end of the chin, there are potential liabilities at its back end. As the chin bone is advanced, depending on how much it Read More…
Background: Chin augmentation is a very common facial reshaping procedure that is very effective. But there is one fundamental misconception about it that is particularly prevalent today that historically was not an issue. While the chin is a part of the lower jaw, chin augmentation is not a jawline augmentation procedure. More specifically stated chin Read More…
Background: Vertical orbital dystopia (VOD) is usually a developmental asymmetry of the periorbital region. While it can occur in isolation it is usually part of an overall facial asymmetry where the affected face is vertically shorter or more compressed than the opposite side. It presents in two forms differing in the degree of inferior eye Read More…
Background: There are a handful of materials that have been historically used for facial implants. While solid silicone is the original and still most commonly used facial implant material even today, other materials have played a more limited but persistent role. The most weak known of these is porous polyethylene, better recognized as Medpor. It Read More…
Implants placed in the face and skull in my hands are almost always secured with screws. Debates are often had about the value of implant screw fixation by some surgeons but I find that discussion irrelevant as I can see no downsides to doing so. They are easy to place, provide good implant fixation and Read More…
Background: The perception of one’s face is well known to be highly influenced by the appearance of the eyes. How the eyes appear is influenced by a large of bony and soft tissue elements that encase the colorful eyeballs that lie at the center of all of them. The foundation that encircles the eyeball and 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...