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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: Lower jaw asymmetries are not uncommon and affect each side equally. They are often part of a more complete facial asymmetry that continues up the face to the forehead. In this type of facial asymmetry the lower jaw is the most visible part of the deformity and is the focus of any corrective efforts. Read More…
Background: Chin augmentation is the original aesthetic facial augmentation procedure. In its infancy many different materials were used from cow bone to irradiated cartilage. The development of the silicone chin implant surpassed the use of other materials because of its performed shape and ease of insertion. As would be expected, looking at early chin implant Read More…
Background: The traditional approach to total jawline augmentation is with the use of standard chin and jaw angle implants. Most commonly a chin implant is done first and then the patient ‘graduates’ to jaw angle implants later with the realization that what lies behind the chin implant now looks deficient as well. In less common Read More…
Background: While standard chin and jaw angle implants have their role to play in lower facial augmentation, there is no comparison to what a total jawline implant can do. As the name implies, it differs because it creates a line of augmentation along the entire border surface area of the lower jaw. In effect think Read More…
Background: Chin augmentation using an implant is the most common form of facial augmentation. It has been around for over a half century and is generally thought of a straightforward procedure with a high success rate. And this is true when it is applied for modest chin deficiencies that are associated with no significant lower Read More…
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a common radiologic diagnostic test that has proven invaluable for evaluating soft tissue abnormalities, often used in the head and neck area. Because it does not expose the patient to radiation it is also considered a very safe study to undergo. But despite avoiding radiation an MRI does pose some Read More…
Background: Midface augmentation is a general term that could affect any of the number of bony surfaces that make up the middle third of the face. The infraorbital rims and maxilla provide anterior augmentation surfaces for forward projection while the zygomatic body and arch provide lateral augmentation surfaces for adding midface width. By far the Read More…
Background: While chin implants are commonly performed and many plastic surgeons perform them that does not mean that all results are similar. While an implant provides an assured volume effect, it still requires being properly positioned on the bone. This takes into account not only symmetry but placement on the bone where its effect can Read More…
Background: Standard chin implants works well for the vast majority of modest to moderate chin augmentation needs. While the chin is a projecting facial structure that has a three dimensional shape, it is most commonly evaluated in only the side or profile view both before and after surgery. While the profile assessment is an important Read More…
Background: Chin implants can be inserted from either an external or intraoral approach. There are advantages and disadvantages with either approach and both can be equally successful with good surgical technique. While the intraoral approach is scarless it is prone to somewhat higher risks of malposition (superiorly) and infection. The most common of the two 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...