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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 is prone to the development of benign masses or growths more so than any other surface of the skull or scalp. Whether it is because it is more visible or whether it sustains more low level trauma the forehead is prone to developing benign slow growing masses. The most common forehead masses Read More…
Background: The forehead is the largest surface area of the face without distinct features. Between the eyebrows and the frontal hairline lies a surface that, while not completely flat, generally is smooth without obvious prominences. Thus when a bump or projection appears on the forehead it is easily observed. Unless there is hair covering the Read More…
Background: The shape of the forehead is well known to be gender specific with distinctly different features for both men and women. While there are variations amongst these gender specific features (e.g., slope and width of the forehead) an excessive forward projection of the upper forehead (frontal bossing) is abnormal whether it occurs in either Read More…
Solid masses of the forehead appear as round immobile protrusions. They are visually unavoidable given the broad surface area of the forehead. They start out as small discrete round bumps and then gradually over time get bigger. How big they get is uncertain but anywhere from a the size of an eraser to a quarter Read More…
Background: The forehead is an important facial feature for both men and women. There are specific gender differences in their shapes with the forehead in men being more retroclined, broader and with more visible temporal lines. The male forehead can also be higher due to a recessed frontal hairline or no hairline at all. The Read More…
Background: Forehead feminization today is typically associated with a transgender male to female patient. The most common procedure used for this forehead softening effect is a brow bone reduction. Because the congenital male brow bone is more developed than a females the technique used to adequately reduce its projection is a bone flap setback technique Read More…
Osteomas are well known benign bony growths that are most commonly seen in the forehead. (at least by plastic surgeons) These forehead osteomas are peripheral in origin and arise from the periostea lining of the bone. They are said to result from trauma although many forehead osteomas that I have seen have no such history. Read More…
Background: The forehead is the largest surface area on the face with seemingly limited distinguishing characteristics. Hair makes up its most identifiable features which are relegated to the borders with the frontal and temporal hairlines superiorly and laterally and the eyebrows inferiorly. The most recognized bony feature are the more prominent brow bones in men. Read More…
Bumps and contour irregularities are not uncommon across the large convex surfaces of the skull. Where they are the most aesthetically bothersome is on the forehead , whether it is on a man or woman, due to its exposure on the face. Some forehead bumps are distinct osteomas with a raised distinct border and a Read More…
Background: Since the forehead occupies 1/3 of the total face surface area it has a significant aesthetic influence on the perception of one’s appearance. While the forehead lacks any of the dynamic landmarks that make up the rest of the face (eyes, nose and mouth) one might assume that it has few aesthetic features to 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...