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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 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…
Background: The upper third of the face has well known gender differences. The shape of the male forehead is distinctly different than that of a female. It is usually wider and vertically longer than in women, there is a slight backward slope to it as it ascends into the hairline and there is the presence Read More…
Forehead augmentation can be done using a variety of materials and methods. It is probably most popular worldwide in Asians who often have a flatter and less convex forehead shape. While the use of synthetic materials is the most effective and assured forehead augmentation method, m both in terms of shape and longevity, it is Read More…
Background: The shape of the forehead is well known to be gender specific. Besides the prominent brow bones, the male forehead has a slight backward slope to it and is broader than that of a females. This slight backward slope contributes to the prominence of the brow bones with increasing slopes making the brow bones Read More…
Background: Many well known congenital skull deformities (craniosynostoses) are treated by early surgery, usually under one year of age. While this allows the developing brain more space to grow and have it help shape the overlying skull, the final shape of the skull is rarely ideally normal. Scar, growth potential and genetics all play a Read More…
The aesthetic correction of a retroclined or sloped forehead can be done by a variety of surgical techniques. Fat has become popular as an ‘easy’ injectable method of augmentation but it is important to remember that it is best used for soft tissue augmentation. In most cases forehead augmentation is a bony deficiency not a Read More…
Background: The shape of the forehead is very gender specific. Men have foreheads with distinct brow bone prominences, a visible brow bone break and a forehead that slopes somewhat less than vertical above it. Conversely females have no distinct brow bone, have a rounded or more convex forehead shape that ideally has a near vertical Read More…
The forehead occupies a third of the visible face. Because it does not have any topographic features that draw one’s attention to it like other parts of the face, its broad non-remarkable surface is not an immediate eye-catcher. But despite being relatively bland, the sheer size of the forehead does play a role in aesthetics Read More…
Background: Forehead augmentation in men is often done to correct a pseudobrow protrusion deformity. This is where the position of the brows is actually normal but the superior position of the forehead is deficient. This makes the brow bones comparatively look too strong. This diagnosis can be confirmed by doing computer imaging where the forehead Read More…
There are numerous gender differences in the shape of the female and the male face and the forehead is no exception. In fact the forehead can be one of the most significant gender markers. This is seen in the prominence of the brow bone in men and the suprabrow bone break that women don’t 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...