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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 treatment of facial aging has a new twist. Rather than lifting and removing loose skin in a traditional facelift procedure, the concept of adding rather than subtracting has gained some notoriety. The ‘5 Minute Facelift’ employs injectable fillers to add substance to facial areas that have undergone structural changes due to volume loss. Areas Read More…
The facelift operation is one of the most misunderstood of all cosmetic plastic surgery procedures. While often perceived as including the entire face, this is not true. The traditional facelift treats only the lower third of the face, the neck and jowls. Through incisions around the ears, loose neck and jowl skin is moved up Read More…
Filling of the deflated and aging face has become as popular as any method of facelifting. Using numerous and differing combinations of injectable fillers, certain areas of the face can be volumetrically expanded. To some degree and in the right locations, this does create a lifting effect although the use of that term is a Read More…
Patients with facial aging concerns frequently come in and want a general overall assessment of what can be done to improve their face. Others come in because they are looking for a very specific facial rejuvenation procedure, whether it is some type of tuck-up, filler or laser resurfacing. They are driven to these procedures largely Read More…
Facelift surgery over the past two decades has undergone a lot of evolution in techniques. From the incision placement around the ears, extent of flap dissection, SMAS manipulation, and use of adjunctive methods such as fat grafting, facelifting today is an amalgamation of methods to get the best result for each patient. It can be Read More…
Facelifts are historically thought of being needed by the time one is in their late 50s or early 60s. While the changes seen at this age were impressive, they were also dramatic and easily seen. But societal standards have changed and the importance of stemming the facial aging process earlier so one continues to look Read More…
As the overall number of cosmetic procedures and surgical providers increases, the number of potential complications and adverse outcomes will also become more prevalent. While there are numerous site-specific problems that can occur with any plastic surgery, such as infection and wound healing issues, the number of medical complications that are potentially lethal that can Read More…
Background:Aging of the face and neck is not gender selective, men have it happen just like women. But there is a clear difference in the numbers of facelifts done in men vs. women with far fewer being done in men. There are numerous reasons for the relative low incidence of facelifts in men including better Read More…
The jawline is the defining feature of the lower face. It is quite simple from a structural standpoint being a u-shaped arc and serving as the transition between the face and the neck. But it can have lots of aesthetic problems that are extremely common complaints. A weak chin, a sagging neck, a double chin, Read More…
It is commonly believed that facelift surgery lifts skin and tightens facial muscles as well. This is only partially true. The only muscle truly tightened in a facelift is the plastyma muscle of the neck. This is usually split in the midline with age and is sewn back together to get rid of vertical neck 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...