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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: 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…
Background: The historic and still commonly performed method of lower jaw augmentation is with the use of standard chin and jaw angle implants. Three in dependently placed implants on the bony corners of the lower face can effectively create a more visible or defined jawline. Barring any complications many implanted patients go on to live Read More…
Background: Cheek implants have been used for aesthetic facial augmentation for over fifty years. While the shape and numerous implant styles has changed over the years, the basic concepts of their placement remain the same. Through an intraoral approach a subperiosteal pocket is developed over the cheekbone where the implant is designed to sit. The Read More…
Background: The thin face is one in which the perception of the width to length ratio is disproportionate. This could be that the vertical length of the face is excessive by forehead or chin lengths even though the width of the face is normal. It could also be that the vertical facial length is normal Read More…
A custom jawline implant provides a comprehensive augmentation of the entire lower face. Placed through a triangular incisional technique the subperiosteal tissues are dissected and the positioning of its three ‘corners’ is done under direct vision. What i not obvious in this process is that all three incisions are fairly small and such of the Read More…
Background: The skull has five basic bony surfaces. The forehead, top and back of the head are exclusively bone surfaces while the paired side of the head is covered by a thick muscular layer. (temporalis muscle) This anatomic difference has great relevance when it comes to performing various skull augmentation procedures. While placing a skull Read More…
Background: The historic and still acceptable method for total jawline augmentation is with the use of standard chin and jaw angle implants. The most common problem with the use of such standard implants is malposiiton of them affecting the symmetry of the result. But even when such chin and jaw angle implants are well placed 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...