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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...
Augmentation of the undereye area has become popularized because of the convenience of injectable treatments. For those affected by undereye hollowing and volume deficiency the use of injectable fillers can provide an immediate and profound improvement. But of all the areas of the face to inject the undereye or infraorbital rim area is the most Read More…
Aging affects all areas of the face for which there s no one single surgical procedure that simultaneously corrects all of them. The most known anti-aging surgery is the facelift, and while tremendously effective at improving the neck and jowls, its effects are more limited north of the lower third of the face. The sagging Read More…
Infections of facial implants is always a concern although fortunately their occurrence is fairly low. (1% to 2%) This potential risk is no less so with custom facial implants and, from some perspectives, may be even greater. This can theoretically be because many custom implants are bigger in size and may require multiple incisions to Read More…
Background: The development of vertical lines between the eyebrows is a common aesthetic deformity. It is caused by the expressive action of the corrugator supercilli muscles located at the medial end of the eyebrows beneath the frontalis muscle and just above the orbicularis muscle. Their inward action pulls the skin in the glabellar region inward Read More…
Infection in any type of facial implant is always a risk. Traditional method of prevention include Iv antibiotics during surgery, pocket and implant antibiotic irrigateons during surgery as well as oral antibiotics after surgery. This approach keeps the risk of infection in facial implants fairly low in the 1% to 2% range on average. But Read More…
Chin implants are the most common facial bone augmentation procedure. The vast majority are done using silicone materials which makes for easier introduction as well as uncomplicated and expeditious adjustments/removals. But other chin implant materials exist of which the most frequently used is that of porous polyethylene, also known as Medpor. By virtue of its Read More…
Augmentation of the central midface refers to building out the skeletal margins that surround the pyriform aperture. While such augmentation can be done by injectable fillers and fat as well as implants, the most assured outcomes come from placing a permanent material on the bone. Such materials around this area have been given various names Read More…
Augmentation of the bones of the face can be done for a wide variety of aesthetic purposes. This serves as the foundation for the most common sites for implant placement of the chin, cheeks, jaw angles, nose and infraorbital rims. But just because a performed implant does not exist for other facial sites does not Read More…
There are two basic biomaterials used today in facial implants. Solid silicone is the most commonly used as it is easier to manufacture, is available in the most diverse number of implant styles and sizes and can be more easily inserted through smaller incisions. Medpor or porous polyethylene is the other material and its one Read More…
For major nasal augmentations the options come to using a rib graft or an implant to achieve it. Each augmentation method has their own advantages and disadvantages and one isn’t necessarily better than the other. Each patient situation must be assessed on an individual basis in terms of amount of augmentation needed and the patient’s 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...