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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 bony anatomy of the mandible (jawline) is highly responsible for the shape of the lower face. This is well demonstrated by historic augmentation procedures (chin and jaw angle implants) and more recent aesthetic jawline reduction procedures. (V-line jaw reshaping) Both jawline augmentation and reduction procedures have their challenges but jawline augmentation procedures are Read More…
A sliding genioplasty is a well known chin reshaping procedure. In its original and most traditionally perceived form, it is a bone cut that allows the downfractured bony chin segment to be moved forward. This creates at the front edge of the chin a stair step bone shape after the lower chin segment is moved Read More…
Background: The shape and prominence of the lower jaw has a major influence on the perceived characteristic of a male. The more defined and stronger the jawline is the more masculine a man is perceived to be. That may or may not be actually true but the perception remains that it is. At the least Read More…
Background: Jaw or jawline reduction surgery is directed towards narrowing the lower third of the face. Very square or wide lower faces is either considered too masculine or aesthetically undesired in women in particular and in some men. While widely considered an Asian (particularly Korean) type surgery, it is becoming more commonly requested amongst Caucasians Read More…
Background: A prominent and more defined jawline is a facial feature that has always been in vogue for men and more recently that of women as well. While there are differences between jawline augmentation methods and objectives for man and women, a smooth jawline from front to back is characteristic of both of them. With Read More…
The jaw makeover seems to be one of the newer requested facial cosmetic procedures. Women and men grab their necks and stroke their jawline looking back on the days when it was much tighter and more defined. Men are particularly focused on their jawline feeling that a more prominent one would improve their appearance as Read More…
A strong jawline is a well known perceived desirable facial feature. While an obvious aesthetic asset in men, it is even so in women as long as the chin does not protrude too much. What what makes up a nice and well defined jawline? The jawline comes from the mandible or lower jaw which is Read More…
Background: An underdeveloped jaw or mandible has been historically treated by chin and jaw angle implants. A chin implant enhances the front part of the jaw while jaw angle implants augment the posterior part of the jaw. While these types of facial implants are tremendously effective at augmenting the two obvious prominences of the jaw, Read More…
A strong jawline has been deemed as both a desireable and attractive male facial feature for millenia. A strong male jawline is not a passing fad or temporary fashion statement. It has been and always will be an important feature of a male face. Everyone knows that a strong jawline implies increased masculinity and increased Read More…
Background: A well-defined and strong jawline is a desireable male feature. While modern culture and media have made it seem a recent attractive male trait, it has been so for as far back in history as pictures have been drawn and sculptures have been created. A strong lower facial structure provides not only good aesthetic 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...