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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...
Background: The projection of the forehead plays a significant role in the appearance of the upper third of the face. If it is sloped too far backward, it will make the brows appear more prominent and create a high or elongated hairline. If it is too far forward it appears too prominent and oversized for Read More…
Background: The presence of a discernible brow bone is a classic male forehead feature. The existence of a brow bone break, where the edge of the underlying frontal sinus development stops and the flatter forehead begins, is what separates men from most females. How significant this brow bone break should be in men, which is Read More…
The shape of the forehead can be augmented using multiple techniques. The two most common and successful methods are the use of bone cements and a custom 3D implant. Each of these two approaches can be very effective although the custom implant approach can be done using a smaller incision with an assured smooth and Read More…
Background: The shape of the forehead in men is determined by the prominence of the brow bones and the slope and width of the forehead above it. Most men have some degree of brow bone protrusion as evidenced by the presence of a brow bone break before going up into the forehead. How protrusive the Read More…
Background: The forehead is responsible for a major part of the shape of the face. Its broad skin surface area can have a variety of shapes that exhibit well known gender differences. Contemporary desired forehead shapes in females are more vertical in inclination with a convex shape from side to side. Unlike most men who Read More…
The forehead occupies a large amount of the face, encompassing up to one-third of its frontal surface area. While it appears to be a featureless surface, there are well known gender differences in its shape. It is traditionally known that men have prominent brow bones and a forehead that has more of a relative backward Read More…
Background: The best method to aesthetically augment the entire forehead is with a custom implant approach. Being able to select the exact dimensions and shape of the implant beforehand and design it on the patient’s 3D CT scan offers a huge aesthetic advantage over creating the augmentation by hand intraoperatively with bone cements. While there Read More…
The forehead occupies one-third of the surface area of the face so it no surprise that it has an influence on the shape and appearance of the face. The movement of the eyebrows and the forehead wrinkles that it creates allows for a lot of expression to be seen even though at rest it is Read More…
Augmentation of the forehead is done for a variety for reasons which differ based on gender and ethnicity. In women it is usually to create a rounder and more vertically inclined forehead which often does not include the brow bones. In men it is either for brow bone augmentation alone, correction of a backward forehead Read More…
Background: The forehead occupies a large surface area of the face and the broadest uninterrupted facial contour. Between the brows bone and the frontal hairline, it is a vast expanse of skin that can only be judged by its size and overall shape. While its more superficial features undergo frequent aesthetic manipulations (Botox, injectable fillers 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...