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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...
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 length of the upper lip is an important and very changeable element of perioral aesthetics. Whether it is due to aging or naturally long upper lip it can be shortened by a variety of surgical excisional techniques of which the subnasal lip lift is the most well known and performed. While once regarded as 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…
The subnasal lip lift is a commonly performed upper lip reshaping procedure. Its primary indication is to shorten the long upper lip which an injectable filler can not do. By removing tissue from under the base of the nose the upper lip is truly lifted and shortened. As a sequelae of the lift the central Read More…
Background: Lip augmentation is one of the most commonly done injectable fillers treatments for women. It is both very effective and versatile and can create almost any type of lip augmentation change a patient desires. But it does have one drawback…it is not permanent. And while lip injections can be repeated many times the inconvenience, Read More…
The subnasal or bullhorn lip lift is the most well known of all the surgical lip reshaping methods. It is a true lip lifting procedure given that its excisional location is at the nasal base-lip crease which results in a superior pull when closed. The length of the upper lip is shortened and with that Read More…
The most common surgical upper lip rejuvenation procedure is the subnasal lip lift. Whether it is of congenital or aging origin, an elongated upper lip is associated with an undesired perioral appearance. With a longer upper lip, particularly if it is age-related, the amount of visible vermilion (pink part) usually becomes less as well. With Read More…
The subnasal lip lift is the most common surgical lip enhancement procedure. By removing a certain amount of skin from the crease under the nose the vertical distance between the nose and the upper lip is decreased and the cupid’s bow vermilion is increased in size. These effects are accomplished by the placement of the Read More…
The long upper lip is seen as a sign of aging or facial disproportion. It is rarely perceived that a long upper lip is a flattering facial feature. Some people have a naturally longer lip, as judged by the distance between the nose and the cupid’s bow region of the lip, while others have seen Read More…
The long upper lip can only be treated by shortening the skin distance between the base of the nose and the vermilion-skin border. The subnasal lip lift is the most known and commonly performed of all the surgical lip enhancement procedures to achieve this effect. Its appeal is that it places the incision under the 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...