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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...
Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a well known immediate postoperative risk of surgery, almost always related to the use of anesthetic agents. There are many known risk factors for it and it is hard to pin down one specific cause in many cases. In women higher PONV is reported to occur due to higher Read More…
Facial feminization surgery (FFS) is mainly a reductive procedure of bony structures. This is done on such facial areas as the brow bones, cheeks and jawline/chin. To do so the subperiosteal stripping of the attached soft tissues is done. Between the soft tissue release and the subsequent bone reduction, the overlying soft tissues need to Read More…
Facial feminization surgery (FFS) is a collection of over a dozen facial procedures done in an effort to soften the face and achieve a more feminine facial shape. Most of these procedures are reductive in nature and largely reduce the skeletal support of the face into a less angular and smaller shape. While not every Read More…
Facial feminization surgery (FFS) has become a well recognized approach to changing the male face to a more feminine appearance. FFS is a collection of procedures of facial reshaping procedures for which each patient may receive some but not all of the surgical options available. While the procedures have been well described it is presumed Read More…
Facial feminization surgery is a broad collection of facial reshaping procedures from the skull down to the neck. Most of the facial feminization procedures involve structural changes, most of which are reductive in nature. The one feminizing procedure that is not on the face is reduction of a prominent Adam’s apple or thyroid cartilage. Eliminating Read More…
Facial Feminization Surgery Recovery Recovery from any form of facial surgery is primarily related to how much swelling occurs and how long it takes to go away. Thus recovery is more appearance-related than it is of functional limitations. This recovery period will be highly influenced by the number of FFS procedures that are performed. While Read More…
Tracheal Shave A prominent Adam’s apple or thyroid cartilage disrupts the profile of the neck and is the one sure sign of being male. It is reduced by a procedure that truly reflects how it is done…the tracheal shave. The prominent union of the two halves of the thyroid cartilage is shaved down through either Read More…
Jaw reduction is a generic term for different types of lower facial reshaping procedures. Often lumped into one general category, the reality is that a variety of bone and muscle reduction procedures are available to create a lower face that appears more narrow or slimmer. Each jaw reduction procedure differs in the specific dimensional changes Read More…
Chin Narrowing (Desquaring the Wide Chin) A large or prominent chin is a distinct male feature and is one the most important changes to make for a more feminine lower face. In determining the type of chin reduction procedure needed it is important to determine the dimensional changes required for the desired effect. In some Read More…
Injectable Fillers Enhancing the shape and size of the upper and lower lips can be one of the most powerful gender facial changes. Though small in size their impact on gender identification is significant. A variety of surgical and non-surgical lip augmentation procedures exist. The most common form of lip augmentation done is with 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...