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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 ear, small in size that it is, has a very complex shape. Composed of numerous hills and valleys within its skin-cartilage composition, it has a convoluted topography as a result of its embryologic development. The outer ear achieves its shape through the merger of six hillocks which are derived from the first and Read More…
The appearance of the external ear is completely controlled by the shape of the cartilage that lies within it. Short of the lobule, any change to the ear requires manipulation of its cartilage framework. This is seen in the commonly performed setback otoplasty for protruding ears where bending of the cartilage moves it closer to Read More…
Despite its small size, the ear is composed of numerous discrete anatomic landmarks. Occupying less than 15 cm2 on the side of the head there are fifteen (15) distinct structures that comprise it. The complex topographic shape of the ear is best thought of as various convexities and concavities that often parallel each another. The Read More…
Otoplasty or ear reshaping surgery for prominent ears has a long history of over a century of clinical experience. Since its early inception the focus has been on changing the shape of the cartilage which makes up almost the entire ear with the exception of the earlobe. How to reshape the ear cartilage has been Read More…
The most common procedure in ear reshaping is a setback otoplasty. Done since the late 1890s the treatment of the protruding ears has undergone a evolution in techniques. Initially relying on skin removal from the back of the ear only, less relapse was associated with manipulation of the ear cartilages. Folding back of the ear Read More…
Otoplasty is the generic term for many differ types of aesthetic ear surgeries. The term is most commonly associated with the setback procedure or ear pinning. This is where the ears stick out or protrude too far from the side of the head and the ear cartilage is reshaped or repositioned to bring the ear Read More…
Background: The shape of the ear can be changed by a variety of surgical procedures. The most common is the setback otoplasty for the protruding ear. By bending back the main cartilage framework of the ear using primarily sutures, it resets its cartilage shape memory through prolonged suture immobility. While the otoplasty is often viewed Read More…
Background: The amount of protrusion of the ear from the side of the head varies amongst different people. But regardless of the exact auriculocephalic angle an individual has, the frontal view of the ear should show a three-level tier shape. This means there is the concha at the lowest or inner level, the antihelical fold Read More…
The most common form of otoplasty surgery is for the correction of protruding ears. This type of cosmetic ear surgery has been around for more than a century and has evolved to being a primarily cartilage reshaping technique. When setting the ear back, or decreasing the auriculocephalic angle, it is an intraoperative judgement call as Read More…
Background: There are numerous congenital ear malformations, many of which are not that common. One of the more rare congenital ear deformities is that known as Stahl’s ear. While described long ago in the 19th century, it is more commonly known today as Spock ear in reference to the more well known character on the 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...