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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...
There are many reasons why patients seek surgical changes to their faces. With more than twenty facial regions that can be altered, the possibilities for enhancement are virtually endless. Broadly speaking, facial cosmetic surgery falls into two categories: anti-aging procedures and structural surgery—a distinction that largely mirrors the difference between soft tissue and hard tissue Read More…
Defining facial beauty or attractiveness has been done for centuries. Most of the time it is discussed from an artist’s perspective looking at ratios, linear measurements, angles and proportions. While these all have merit surgery is not like making a painting or creating a sculpture. It is far less precise and the influence of how Read More…
Facial reshaping is both a patient’s aesthetic goal as well as a surgical strategy. Patient goals are often stated, as an example, of desiring slimmer or more defined facial features. Patients may have some idea as to what procedures may help achieve that effect but may not know all their options nor how they work Read More…
Surgical reshaping of the face is an important part of the physical transformation of the transgender patient. For the male to female transgender patient it is largely a reductive approach for softening the structural aspects of the forehead, brow, nose and jawline. Conversely in the female to male transgender patient it is more of an Read More…
A Lefort I or maxillary advancement osteotomy is one of the most commonly performed orthognathic surgery procedures. By making a bone cut above the roots of the maxillary teeth, the entire upper jaw bone can be separated from the midface bone above it and moved based on the palatal and mucogingival soft tissue attachments. Read More…
Background: The round face is often characterized by soft tissues excesses and bony deficiencies. It takes a combination of both tissue issues to create a round or convex facial shape. Very often the lower jaw/chin is short or deficient and the lack of a bony projection is the linchpin to this type of facial shape. Read More…
Facial asymmetry often involves the lower jaw. Since the lower jaw defines the border of the face to the neck, any differences between the two sides of the face can be clearly seen. It is usually not difficult to determine which is the normal side and which is the affected side although this is ultimately Read More…
Reshaping of different parts of the facial bones is often required to either reduce or smooth certain facial prominences to get a desired contour. This is traditionally done with a handpiece and burr with saline dripped over it to reduce heat build-up and prevent bone ‘burning’. Using a high speed rotary instrument inside small and Read More…
Fat loss in the face is referred to as facial lipoatrophy. While some people have it occur naturally with aging or weight loss, for others it is a medication side effect. While retroviral drugs have extended the lives of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), one of its well know side effects is the loss Read More…
Every elective cosmetic facial procedure that a plastic surgeon does is to create a more beautiful or attractive face. Many patients that undergo aesthetic facial plastic surgery today have a very clear idea in their mind as to what deficiency they have and what procedures they think will give them the improvement they are seeking. 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...