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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...
Much focus has been on fat graft concentration which is the singularly most studied factor on graft survival. Like fat graft collection, it is most often a device-driven part of the process. Three main techniques exist for graft concentration including gravity separation, washing, and centrifugation. Each method has their own advantages and disadvantages. Centrifuges have Read More…
It has been shown in numerous experimental studies that fat graft survival and the volume retention that results is from the number of fat cells (adipocytes) surviving the transplantation process. While accompanying stem cells and other companion cells may have a contributing role in creating some of the augmentative effect (preadipocyte conversion), this cellular event Read More…
Fat grafting has become a very popular method of soft tissue augmentation. While it is not always completely effective due to post-transplant absorption, it is always very safe given the natural composition of the graft. When effective the initial augmentation result can be quite good but its long-term effects are not really known given its Read More…
The one facial feature that is most associated with a youthful looking face is that of the cheeks. Firm uplifted and rounded cheeks are what is seen in younger people, flat deflated cheeks are usually seen as many people age. It is the loss of cheek volume that contributes to a tired looking and aged Read More…
While implants offer a permanent buttock augmentation effect, they are associated with a much longer recovery period. One must be very selective in choosing patients for implants while one can be a lot more lax about who opts for fat grafting. If there is an equivocal choice between fat or implants for buttock augmentation, I Read More…
A tracheotomy is a life-saving operation but will usually leave a scar deformity when it is removed. This is due to the sustained pressure of the tube through the neck tissues and that, when the tracheostomy is removed, the wound is allowed to heal by secondary intention. Thus it is not surprise that wide Read More…
Fat grafting has been around for over fifty years but has reached present day popularity due to the introduction of liposuction for harvest, droplet injection techniques and the discovery of adipose-derived stem cells. Fat injection grafting is mainly used to create more volume in the face and body for a variety of aesthetic and reconstructive Read More…
The Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) is one of the most popular body contouring procedures today. Using the patient’s own fat which is harvested by liposuction and then concentrated, it is injected into the buttocks to increase its size. It is not really a buttock lift per se but one could argue that the increase in Read More…
Fat grafting preceded by liposuction harvest is a cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery procedure that is here to stay. Despite the ease of fat availability in most people and the ability to virtually put it anywhere by injection, it is plagued by two as yet unsolved problems. It survival is, at best, unpredictable and Read More…
The most popular method of buttock augmentation is by fat injections. Known as the Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL), it is singularly responsible for the dramatic rise in the number of buttock augmentation procedures performed. While fat is not the most reliable method of adding buttock volume, an implant is, it offers a natural material 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...