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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 most under diagnosed aesthetic chin deformity is in the vertical dimension. This particularly true when it is a vertical deficiency. It is easy to miss unless one is aware of the indicators. An overbite, an excessively deep labiomental fold, a bunched up soft tissue chin pad and a shortened lower third of the Read More…
Background: When one thinks of a short chin it is almost always perceived to be a horizontal issue. (lack of projection) And while that is by far the most common deficient chin dimension it is not the only one. Chins can also be vertically short or not long enough in height. And while many horizontal Read More…
Background: Chin implants are a common facial augmentation procedure which can be very effective in the properly selected patient. It is almost always the procedure that is done when a patient presents to a plastic surgeon for ‘chin augmentation’ or ‘jaw enhancement’. This is because it is the jaw augmentation procedure of which most surgeons Read More…
Background: Chin implants are a common facial augmentation that can be very effective for the properly selected patient. They work best for modest to moderate chin deficiencies that are largely horizontal in dimension (inadequate projection) with no significant asymmetries in the chin or jawline bone. Where patients and surgeons get into aesthetic difficulties is when Read More…
Background: V line and cheekbone reduction surgeries today are well known facial reduction/reshaping procedures. They have their origins in Asia where they are commonly performed and is very popular amongst young patients. But just like facial implant augmentations where the result can be seen to be too much, facial bone reductions can also end up Read More…
Background: The chin implant is the original surgical method of facial bone augmentation and still the most commonly performed. Its history is reflected in the many styles and sizes of chin implants that are commercially available. Given the frequency of which the procedure is requested and performed it is no surprise that implant options have Read More…
Background: Chin implants have been and still are the most common form of aesthetic facial implant augmentation. Because of its placement on the most projecting part of the lower face, which creates a distinct transition from the neck below it, it has been stated that is a facial procedure that has the highest aesthetic value. Read More…
Jaw angle augmentation is most effectively and permanent done with implants. While chin implants have been around for a long time the front part of the lower jaw has different and much more simplistic anatomy than its back part. Thus neither patient or surgeon should confuse placement of chin implants with jaw angle implants which Read More…
Background: Aesthetic augmentation of the cheek area is second only in frequency to that of the chin and jawline. But unlike the lower third of the face the term ‘cheek’ is imprecise when defining what a patient wants to accomplish and there are significant gender differences in what this term means. As the cheek area Read More…
Background: There are two basic autologous methods of changing the shape/position of the lower jaw. The sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) moves the body and symphysis bone while the sliding genioplasty (SG) repositions the symphysis (chin) bone. Both do so by cutting through the entire vertical length of the involved jaw bone done through its 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...