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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...
Over the past decade there have been many new injectable fillers that have become available for clinical use. And just about every year a new one is commercially released either by an existing or new manufacturer. As we end 2014, there is a new injectable filler that has become available…although it is new in name Read More…
The lips are one of the most unique areas of the face to be treated by injectable fillers. The lips are extremely soft and supple, have a high number of nerve endings and are the most frequently touched part of the entire face. They also have a somewhat complex shape to them and undergo a Read More…
The most common cosmetic treatment of the glabellar region is that of Botox injections. By decreasing the effects of the procerus and corrugator muscles, the creation of vertical glabellar wrinkles or furrows is diminished. But Botox only treats dynamic dynamic wrinkling and will not change static wrinkles which represent the long term effects of unrestrained Read More…
Acne scarring remains a very difficult facial problem that defies any single method of improvement. Fundamentally, acne scars are treated by either outer skin resurfacing, complete excision, or injectable filling for pushing out the depressed scar. Each approach has its own utility based on the type of acne scar size and shape. The simplest Read More…
Loss of facial fat is a common occurrence as many people age. With loss of this fat volume comes tissue sagging, some of which would not have occurred if it was held up better by retained tissue support. One of today’s new uses for injectable fillers is in the treatment of this facial pseudoptosis. Using Read More…
The search for a less invasive way to change the shape of one’s nose has only more recently been possible through the use of injectable fillers. Their use in the nose has been labeled as an injectable rhinoplasty or a non-surgical rhinoplasty. Using injectable fillers for certain nasal shape problems or to correct secondary rhinoplasty Read More…
With over a dozen injectable fillers on the aesthetic facial market in the U.S, and new ones appearing annually, a news release that another injectable filler product or indication has been approved is not revolutionary. Such is the case today as the Food and Drug Administration has given clearance for Restylane Silk injectable filler Read More…
Background: Injectable fillers along with Botox has revolutionized facial rejuvenation. While often confused from the public’s perspective, injectable fillers are used for soft tissue enhancement such as softening nasolabial folds and enlarging lips. But as the number and types of injectable fillers has grown over the past decade, their uses has been expanded to include Read More…
Background: The ear is essentially fully grown by around age none and is close to 60mms in vertical length. (slight less in women and slightly more in men) Unlike the rest of the ear above it, the earlobe has no cartilage and is composed of flexible skin and fat. The size of the earlobe is Read More…
Injectable fillers, along with Botox, have revolutionized the treatment of the aging face particularly one early in the process. The number of such injectable facial treatments around the world must surely number in the billions at this point in time over the past twenty years. The typical complications from injections are largely aesthetic and are 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...