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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...
As the face ages many changes occur around the mouth which are well known. Such structural changes include lengthening of the upper lip, loss of vermilion height and tissue thinning and a decrease of the nasolabial angle in some people. (due to dropping of the nasal tip) The combination of tissue lengthening and volume loss Read More…
Background: Rejuvenation of a long upper lip can only be reliably done by removing skin somewhere between the nose and the upper lip. The most common procedure to do so is known as the subnasal lip lift. It is more popular and commonly done than its cousin the upper lip advancement due to the less Read More…
Background: A full upper lip and a broad smile are several mouth features that are associated with youth and attractiveness. While there are a variety of lip enhancement procedures, the lip lift represents just a minority of the cosmetic lip procedures done. Its largely hidden subnasal scar location and the visible upper lip shortening effect Read More…
Background: There are a variety of upper lip enhancement procedures from injectable fillers to lifts. By far lip lifts represent just a minority of cosmetic lip procedures done and, as a result, is a frequently misunderstood operation. A subnasal lip lift can be confused with a lower lip advancement because they are both excisional procedures. Read More…
Background: Lip augmentation is one of the most popular non-surgical cosmetic facial procedures and is one of the most common sites for the placement of injectable fillers. But injectable fillers only add volume and in the vermilion deficient lip may create a very pouty lip or ‘fish’ lips. Without adequate vermilion height the filler merely Read More…
Background: Lip rejuvenation is most commonly done by injectable fillers. By adding internal volume the lip gets bigger and, most of the time, looks more aesthetically appealing. But injectable fillers will not work for all aesthetic lip concerns. It can not reduce the amount of skin in the upper lip nor can it increase the Read More…
A lot of attention has been paid to how to create more attractive and sensuous lips. From injectable fillers to lipsticks and lip plumpers, enhancing the lips has much to do with altering the appearance of the pink portion of the lip. (vermilion) But an often overlooked area of the lip is what lies above Read More…
Background: While lip enhancement has long been desired by women, it is not an exclusive female procedure. While men make up a relatively small minority of patients who undergo cosmetic lip procedures, it is not as rare in men as it once was. I see an increasing number of men who recognize that a thin Read More…
Surgical lip enhancements involve removing select areas of skin to increase the vermilion show of the lips or change the angle of the corner of the mouth. These are precise and measured amounts of skin removal that result in fine line scars either under the nose, along the lip edges or extending out from 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…
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...