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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...
Pregnancy has an effect on the female’s body that is unriveled in men. Stretching of the abdominal muscles and skin and enlargement of the breasts followed by an overall deflation with delivery usually causes irreversible tissue changes. Many of these tissues pass the elastic deformation stage from which there is no snapback or return to Read More…
Background:Liposuction is a well known surgical method of fat removal that has been available in the U.S. since 1981. It has gone through numerous technologic advancements, particularly in how the fat is mobilized prior to vacuum extraction. From ultrasonic to Smartlipo to Waterjet techniques, fat is being removed in an expanding variety of ways. But Read More…
Background: The heavy or fat neck is a common problem in younger patients who often have a concomitant body fat issue. The neck is often a symptom of the patient’s overall weight and its size may yo-yo very much like their body does with cyclical weight changes. But for many of these patients, weight loss Read More…
Abdominal contouring through either liposuction alone or combined with some form of a tummy tuck are very common and popular body contouring procedures. Whether it is done to help with fat removal alone from weight gain and aging, pregnancy-induced abdominal changes or abdominal deformities from massive weight loss, these procedures provide very effective changes that Read More…
Liposuction causes the fat that is removed to boil…or at least so it seems. The bubbling often seen in the collection canister into which the suctioned fat goes can often be seen to be bubbling (boiling) even though it is not hot. (it is room temperature) This is actually the vaporization of water in the Read More…
According to the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic surgery, who has compiled statistics on cosmetic surgery for years, the most common cosmetic surgery in 2011 was liposuction. This is not surprising given that liposuction has a large number of treatable sites on the body from the neck to the ankle. This is unlike, for example, Read More…
An improved neck shape is a desire for many aging men and women. With time, loose skin and sagging fat develop that create a full neck with a more obtuse angle. When seeing patients who seek a better neck and jawline, they are usually surprised when the concept of a facelift is presented. They Read More…
There is no more significant surgical procedure for reshaping one’s stomach area than that of a tummy tuck. For those women whose unsightly stomach is due to a combination of loose skin, excess fat and lax rectus muscles, a tummy tuck has the best chance to make it flat again. While the permanent physical price Read More…
There are several very popular non-surgical methods of fat reduction using external devices based on a variety of penetrating energies. One example is the Zerona device which uses a form of light known as a ‘cold laser’. While it is a fat reduction device that is associated with some level of controversy, it has generally Read More…
Liposuction is a very popular and successful method of removing unwanted fat. While it removes fat, the real underlying intent of liposuction is body contouring. Reducing or removing bulges and undesired body protrusions is almost always a fat problem with only the abdomen and arms often have an excess skin problem as well. Since 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...