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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: A well shaped and toned abdomen is a goal of both men and women of all ages alike. While some have it naturally, particularly at a young age, most have to work to maintain or create it through some regular diet and exercise. A trim waistline and a flat abdomen is a reasonable and Read More…
Liposuction of the abdomen is the single most common body site in which fat is surgically extracted. Most people are happy with some reduction of their abdominal fullness with the hope of being as flat as they can possibly be. An overall better abdominal shape is the goal and most patients would define abdominal shaping Read More…
Liposuction is one of the most common and successful body contouring procedures. Having now been around for almost 35 years in the U.S., it has undergone many evolutions and refinements in treatment strategies and in the equipment to do it. With widespread use of liposuction by many different practitioners and methods, complications from liposuction surgery Read More…
A tummy tuck is a major abdominal operation that usually removes a large horizontal ellipse of lower abdominal skin and fat. While tremendously effective, many patients having the procedure have excess fat beyond the zone of the tummy tuck excision whose reduction would improve the overall abdominal contouring result. While liposuction of the flanks is Read More…
Background: Gynecomastia, or male breast enlargement, occurs in a wide variety of forms and ages. While typically perceived as a condition that occurs in teens and young men as a reaction to elevated hormonal levels from puberty, gynecomastia occurs equally in older men as well. ‘Man boobs’ as they are often called can be an Read More…
Background: Liposuction is performed over many areas of the body, most commonly in the trunk region. (abdomen, chest and flanks) Its success is largely dependent on how well the overlying skin can retract after the underlying fat is removed. There are numerous types of liposuction that claim superior results if used. But the key to Read More…
Background: Liposuction remains a popular and very effective method of body contouring through subcutaneous fat removal. While there are numerous types of liposuction, the surgeon’s technique and attention to detail is probably more important than any single liposuction technology. In essence the hands and experience of the surgeon always trumps technology. While men probably make Read More…
Abdominal contouring is commonly done using liposuction. Most of the time this is fat debulking or overall volume reduction to get rid of larger volumes of fat. But in thinner patients, almost always men, they desire a more refined type of liposuction described more appropriately as liposculpture. This is the removal of smaller amounts of Read More…
Liposuction is the ‘largest’ cosmetic procedure performed around the world if it is rated based on surface area alone. It is certainly by sheer numbers one of the top five aesthetic body procedures performed every year as shown by annual statistics. But the extent of the surface area it treats is what really distinguishes liposuction Read More…
Background: The shape of the face is controlled by a variety of anatomic structures. Its foundation is influenced by the size and contour of the deeper facial bones, the thickness of the muscle and fat that lies above it and the amount and tightness of the overlying skin which envelopes it all. While everyone’s facial 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...