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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: Chin augmentation is the most commonly performed jawline enhancement procedure. It is also along with rhinoplasty the most common facial bone reshaping operation. Placing an implant over the end of the chin bone is conceptually simple. But the wide variety of chin implant styles and sizes demonstrates that the aesthetics of chin augmentation is Read More…
Brow bone augmentation is often desired and requested by men for a more masculine appearance. While injectable fillers and fat can provide some temporary augmentative effects, a sustained and stronger brow bone effect requires placement of a non-resorbable material. While an implant would be such a permanent method, there is no preformed brow bone implants Read More…
Background: The bony anatomy of the mandible (jawline) is highly responsible for the shape of the lower face. This is well demonstrated by historic augmentation procedures (chin and jaw angle implants) and more recent aesthetic jawline reduction procedures. (V-line jaw reshaping) Both jawline augmentation and reduction procedures have their challenges but jawline augmentation procedures are Read More…
Augmentation of the face through a variety of implants has been around for along time. Implant augmentation above the face on the skull bones is almost unheard of. Skull augmentations are much less commonly done, not only because they are less frequently requested, but because they are no implants made for them and surgical techniques Read More…
Tear troughs and deep grooves under the eyes are often the result of underdeveloped or a weak skeletal structure. Specifically these would be the inferior orbital rims and the anterior cheek bones which sit at the bottom of the lower eyelid and supports the upper cheek soft tissues. Treatment of undereye hollows and grooves is Read More…
Background: The shape and prominence of the lower jaw has a major influence on the perceived characteristic of a male. The more defined and stronger the jawline is the more masculine a man is perceived to be. That may or may not be actually true but the perception remains that it is. At the least Read More…
Background: The angle of the jaw is a unique facial bone area as its shape is highly influenced by the natural development of the jaw and the masseter-pterygoid muscle sling which is attached to it. It is the most recognized are of the ramus portion of the mandible.Regardless of the actual angle shape, it always Read More…
The use of 3D CT scanning and sophisticated imaging manipulation software has now made it possible to design specific implants for the face and skull for aesthetic augmentation/contouring and reconstructive purposes. This helps fill a growing need for patients who aesthetic and reconstructive requirements exceed what standard off-the-shelf implants can provide. The creation of these Read More…
Background: A prominent and more defined jawline is a facial feature that has always been in vogue for men and more recently that of women as well. While there are differences between jawline augmentation methods and objectives for man and women, a smooth jawline from front to back is characteristic of both of them. With Read More…
Background: The shape of the forehead is well known to be gender-specific. Women usually prefer smooth convex foreheads with no obvious brow bone prominences. Conversely, men usually desire evidence of a brow bone with a break into the mid-forehead with a more retroclined shape into the upper forehead. While I have seen males and females 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...