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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...
The prominence of the ears is determined aesthetically by how much it sticks out from the side of the head. Known as the auriculocephalic angle, it is the angular measurement that the ear is situated from the scalp. The normal angle is somewhere between 20 and 30 degrees and is measured on the back of Read More…
The Guinness Book of World Records has many accomplishments, some noteworthy and others just downright weird. It should be no surprise then there is a world record for the person who has had the most number of cosmetic plastic surgery procedures. As of 2011 that record is credited to Cindy Jackson who lives in the Read More…
Breast implants obviously add weight to one’s chest, just like real breast tissue would. But how much do breast implants weigh? The answer to these questions is based on the material’s density and atomic composition. This is why comparing cc (a volume measurement) does not necessarily compare to grams. (a weight measurement) Similar-sized silicone breast Read More…
There are many techniques for scar revision in plastic surgery but one of the most well known is that of a Z-plasty. It is a technique for either improving the appearance of a scar (by changing the line of tension) or improving its function by contracture release. (elongating the scar) It is based on the Read More…
There are actually very few operations in plastic surgery that involve the insertion of a plastic material. This surgical specialty has an artifactual image that is created because it is confused with a modern invention. Plastic surgery as a medical specialty has been around since the 16th century and its name comes from the Greek Read More…
It is common practice to have sutures from surgery or a laceration repair removed after 7 to 10 days, if one has stitches of the non-dissolveable type. But the main reason that external sutures are removed is to prevent a type of scarring known as tracking or railroad marks, not because the wound is Read More…
The father of modern day plastic and cosmetic surgery is credited to Italian surgeon Gaspare Tagliacozzi who lived from 1545 to1599. He is best known for developing a technique to transfer arm tissue to the face, known as a pedicled arm flap. This was particularly needed for the reconstruction of a disfigured or amputated nose. Read More…
Everyone knows that aging, sun exposure and smoking all contribute to the creation of wrinkles on one’s face. But the real culprit is something that can not be avoided, the movement of the overlying skin from the underlying muscles of facial expression. If the face didn’t move there would be far fewer wrinkles. (hence why Read More…
While it is commonly perceived that older patients (> 45 years old) undergo the majority of the cosmetic procedures, recently released statistics from the American Society of Plastic surgery tell a different story. People aged 40 to 45 years of age, so-called Generation Xers, account for over 40% of procedures while the Baby Boomers makeup Read More…
The effects of time, gravity and sun exposure all make for the eventual wrinkles that appear on everyone’s face. These wrinkles appear along predictable and classic locations that are usually perpendicular to the movement of the underlying facial muscles. But not all facial wrinkles appear this way and their presence can be more difficult to explain. One influencing factor is that 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...