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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...
Vermilion lip advancement is a surgical technique designed to increase the visible height of the pink portion of the lip (vermilion). It is most commonly performed on the upper lip but can also be done on the lower lip. This is a direct excisional procedure performed at the vermilion–cutaneous junction (the white roll). Indications Thin Read More…
Introduction For changing the size of the lips there are two surgical options, lifts and advancements. They are called surgical because tissue is either removed or changed position to create a permanent lip enhancement. Their effects are quite different both in execution and in the result they create. They are often confused as one (lifts) Read More…
Background Aesthetic lip augmentation can be achieved through a variety of methods. Injectable fillers remain the most commonly performed option; however, they are not suitable for all patients, particularly those with unfavorable natural lip anatomy or those who prefer a permanent solution. For these patients, surgical techniques provide durable results through direct lip reshaping or Read More…
Overview Aesthetic lip reshaping can be achieved through a variety of excisional surgical techniques, each offering permanent changes in lip form by removing targeted tissue. The most common of these is the subnasal or bullhorn lip lift, which enhances central upper lip fullness by removing tissue beneath the nose. While other techniques—such as vermilion advancements, Read More…
The shape and size of the lips has great variability amongst individuals. Each set of lips is so unique that ‘lip prints’ are almost as individualized as finger prints. There is a natural difference in shape between the upper and lower lips due to the presence of the cupid’s bow in the upper lip which Read More…
Surgical lip reshaping involve relocation of the vermilion border through either direct or indirect methods. The most recognized method is the well known subnasal lip lift (bullhorn lift) where the the amount of upper lip vermilion show is increased by removal of a strip of skin under the nose. This skin removal pulls the lip Read More…
Background: Lip augmentation is one of the most common female facial enhancements. It is by far most commonly done by injection methods whether it is by synthetic fillers or fat. The success of such volume addition is dependent on how much vermilion show is present. If the vermilion is height is small or vertically short Read More…
The most common and effective form of lip augmentation over the past two decades is with the use of injectable fillers. Such synthetic fillers work by expanding the existing size of the vermilion tissues of the lip. (visible pink area) While such volumetric expansion is three dimensional given the suspension of the lip tissues in Read More…
While the most common type of lip enhancement is done with injectable fillers this is far less requested by men. Men typically prefer more permanent solutions and, in my experience, often present with more significant lip issues. The amount of vermilion exposure is less, the cupid’s bow is not very pronounced and the mouth corners Read More…
Background: Microstomia is defined as a shortened size of the mouth that causes some functional impairment. There are multiple causes of microstomia from congenital to traumatic. There is also aesthetic microstomia, better called a small mouth, which has no functional impairment but is aesthetically out of balance to the rest of the facial features. Microstomia 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...