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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...
Facial implants are made from different materials, whether they are standard or custom made. The three most common materials are solid silicone, polytetrafluoroethylene (Medpor) and solid ePTFE or ePTFE coated silicone implants. Each material has its advantages and disadvantages, and despite claims by some surgeons, there is no one material that is absolutely superior to Read More…
Implants are a common method of aesthetic facial augmentation. While they have been around for roughly fifty years, there are still some basic misconceptions about them. One of these often stated misconceptions is that they cause bone erosion. This is most commonly discussed about chin implants, but by association, all other facial implants (e.g., cheek Read More…
Paranasal augmentation has been done using various techniques for differing anatomic reasons. By history paranasal augmentation meant the placement of a bony implant for a skeletally deficient midface often done in conjunction with rhinoplasty typically in Asian patient with flatter midface profiles. Since the introduction of injectable fillers and with increasing use of fat injections, Read More…
The treatment of undereye hollows is most commonly done by injection techniques. Using synthetic fillers and autologous fat, adding volume to the deficient infraorbital rim by injection offer an immediate voluminizing effect in a non-surgical manner. When effective these injections are very treatments even if their volume effects are not maintained long-term. But the infraorbital Read More…
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…
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...