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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...
Liposuction is done for two fundamental purposes, to either debulk larger fatty areas or treat smaller areas for more refined shaping. The latter is often referred to as ‘liposculpture’. Such finesse or refinement liposuction is often done on smaller body areas which are resistant to improvement through diet and exercise and often escape awareness that Read More…
Background: The vast majority of the human population will collect fat in face and body areas that they don’t want. While aesthetically undesireable, it is normal and expected for most people. Plastic surgeons will usually call these fat collections, typically around the waistline, as lipodystrophy. Such a term suggests a medical condition defined by abnormal Read More…
The removal of fat from the face by liposuction is historically seen as very limited in what it can accomplish. The large buccal fat pads can be removed by open excision but the remainder of facial fat is largely subcutaneous in location and small in volume over a large surface area. Liposuction of submental and Read More…
Background: The shape of the neck is one of the most important aesthetic facial areas. Having a shapely neck allows the chin and the jawline to be more clearly seen which not only creates improved facial definition but creates a more youthful look. This is evidenced in patients who undergo weight loss and those who Read More…
Despite the common performance of liposuction as part of many body contouring procedures, the long-term consequences of its effects on the body are not well understood. Various studies have indicated that liposuction can cause breast and upper body enlargement due to fat reaccumulation. Such findings fall in line with what is known as the Read More…
Background: All areas of the face eventually show the signs of aging. But the mouth area in women is affected more by aging than that seen in men and is affected by sagging, thinning and wrinkling. The once fuller lips of youth give way to thinner lips with less vermilion show and vertical lip lines. Read More…
Other than skin, fat is the most commonly manipulated tissue by plastic surgeons. Most people think of fat removal by liposuction when they think of plastic surgery by fat transplantation by injection is becoming increasingly popular. But when fat cells are removed or transplanted the questions are whether they will come back or do they Read More…
A recent billboard ad from a plastic surgery group in Michigan drew a lot of ire on Facebook due to its content and images. The ad was targeting a very common body contour problem known as the ‘muffin top’. Just about everyone instantly knows what that is, particularly to those who have it and can’t Read More…
Fat in the neck is one of the major contributors to its shape. Large amounts of fat create full and/or droopy necks and work against a pleasing neck angle and profile. As a result, the removal of fat is part of just about every neck contouring procedure from liposuction to necklifts. The neck is Read More…
There are many signs of aging and most look to the face to see them. But the neck is one of the first areas above the shoulders to show it (second only to the eyes) but is often only recognized as aging much later. When it comes to neck aging, there are three issues that 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...