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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...
The aesthetic neuromodulator, Botox, is the ‘Coke’ of all such injectable drugs. It was the first such type of injection approved for aesthetic facial use and dominates the market today, both in sales as well as branding. It is so ingrained into doctor and patient mindsets that term, ‘Botoxed’, is instantly associated with what it Read More…
Injectable fillers have enjoyed widespread usage over the face for a variety of aesthetic augmentations. The nose has not been neglected for these injectable filler applications for specific bridge and tip enhancements. But the high concentration of blood vessels in the nose and its relatively tight skin, particularly in the tip area, gives one pause Read More…
Background: Synthetic injectable fillers have their origins in the use for lip augmentation. The desire for fuller lips by injections dates back to the 1980s and, while many different compositions of fillers have been subsequently used, they all can provide an immediate change in lip size albeit temporary. While the development of injectable fillers has Read More…
Permanent augmentation of the back part of the jaw, known as the jaw angles, ramus or gonial region, has become popular as a frequent complement to chin augmentation. This is done through either standard or custom jaw angle implants or a one piece total jawline implant. Whether choosing standard implants or making a custom design Read More…
Undereye hollows can be treated by a variety of techniques from injectable to implant materials. By far the injectable approach is the most common where temporary injectable fillers are frequently used. While these injectable approaches are rarely perfect that usually offer natural reversibility based on the composition of the material. This is why injectable fillers Read More…
The use of injectable fillers has a wide variety of aesthetic uses throughout the face. They provide a non-surgical approach to facial augmentation and in some cases are a good substitute for surgery, albeit often on a temporary basis. The appeal to the patients is that they obviously avoid surgery and even if it is Read More…
The use of injectable fillers continues to enjoy widespread use and growth much of which is used in the face. There are not many body applications for injectable filler due to the high volumes needed and their temporary duration. One such body application is that of use in the hands for the treatment of age-related Read More…
In the past fifteen years injectable fillers have evolved into a wide number of types of facial augmentations as well as the number of available synthetic fillers. One facial area that has become popular for treatment are undereye hollows. Known as the infraorbital region it is a collection of areas under the eye along the Read More…
Facial lipoatrophy is a well known aesthetic complication from the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus conditions with retroviral medications. While the drugs used to to treat this medical condition have improved and nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors are being used less frequently, this every visible facial deformity still occurs in some patients even if the medications are Read More…
The illicit use of injectable silicone for aesthetic purposes has a long history. Once used as a face and body filling material in the 60s, it became apparent a decade or so later that adverse side effects were common consisting of foreign body reactions and permanent deformation of injected sites. It use was subsequently abandoned 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...