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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: There are many options for lip enhancement today of which injectable fillers is by far the most commonly used. But for a permanent change in size, surgical options must be considered. Two basic types of lip lifts exists done either from under the nose (subnasal lip lift)or from the edge of the top of Read More…
Background: The size and shape of the lips is controlled by many factors. But one of the most important is the pink part of the lip known as the vermilion. The size of the lips is largely controlled by the vermilion height of the vermilion. (lip line out to the skin edge or vermilion-cutaneous junction) Read More…
Background: Aging affects all parts of the face and the mouth area is no exception. The changes of the lips and the perioral tissues are classic and include thinning of the lips, downturning of the corners of the mouth and the development of vertical lip lines. These central facial aging changes are unaffected by more Read More…
Background: While injectable fillers are the most common form of lip augmentation, there are limits as to the lip changes they can achieve. While fillers add volume, they have a limited ability to significantly increase the vertical height of the lip. The vertical or visible size of the lip vermilion is what all forms of Read More…
Every plastic surgery procedure has numerous issues that every patient who is undergoing a procedure should know. These explanations are always on a consent form that you should read in detail before surgery. This consent form, while many perceive as strictly a legal protection for the doctor, is actually more intended to improve the Read More…
The visible lip is composed of a special tissue known as vermilion. It is the pink or red part of the lip. Its vertical height determines the size of the lip that is seen. Vermilion is uniquely different than the surrounding skin being thinner, much more pliable and capable of substantial stretch. This is a Read More…
Excisional methods of lip rejuvenation, known as lip lifts, are an historic treatment. While pushed aside with the introduction and widespread adoption of injectable fillers, they are making a comeback with the realization that fillers can not solve all insufficient or aging lip problems. They are beginning to reappear in publications and at meetings as Read More…
The lips, like the eyes and the nose, are central facial features that are also quite visible in facial expressions. Their size and shape determine their degree of attractiveness and contemporary pleasing lips are known to be full and have a well defined cupid’s bow. As the lips age numerous changes can take place Read More…
Background: The mouth is an important aesthetic facial feature of a woman. The main feature of a pleasing mouth area is adequate lip size. Lips that are full and plump are associated with youth and increased sexuality. Some women are born with naturally full lips that last their entire lifetime. Others are born with Read More…
Background: Lip augmentation is a very common office-based cosmetic procedure that is done by commercially-available injectable fillers. Despite the immediate and dramatic effects of injectable fillers in the lips, their results are not permanent. These lip treatments must be repeated if the results are to be maintained. There are some patients who tire of these 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...