Category: OR snapshots

OR Snapshots – Wedge Latissimus Dorsi Musclle Resection in Rib Removal Surgery

Rib removal in my practice is a common body contouring procedure to improve the shape of the waistline. It is the final possible procedure for those patients who have been through prior surgical efforts (BBL,liposuction, tummy tucks) or for those who are so lean that these standard surgical procedures are not of much value. Reducing Read More…

OR Snapshots – Free Floating Rib Removal for Waistline Reduction

Waistline reductive reshaping with rib removal involves manipulation of the lowest level of the ribcage. The so called free floating ribs, numbers 11 and 12, are partially removed to reduce the support for the sides of waistline. These ribs are unique as they are not attached to the rest of the ribcage like the other Read More…

OR Snapshots – The Extended Pennant Corner of Mouth Lift

The sagging or downturned corner of the mouth is not a facial feature that anyone requests to have. While the fall of the corner of the mouth is most commonly associated with aging, due to the weight of the overlying falling softy tissues, some people have a natural downward slant to the corners of their Read More…

OR Snapshots – Temporal Artery Ligation in Females

A not uncommon esthetic abnormality of the temporal region are prominent arteries. Unlike temporal veins which will have a bluish hue and run in a relatively straight vertical, the superficial branch of the temporal artery has a classic serpiginous course as it proceeds superiorly from the temporal hairline and crosses into the side of the Read More…

OR Snapshots – How To and Not To Perform a Feminizing Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty surgery has tremendous capabilities of changing the shape of the nose. In doing so there are many tried and true techniques of how to do it successfully as well as how to maintain the result long term. Despite the many techniques available to change the structural framework of the nose, there are no established Read More…

OR Snapshots – How Many Implants (Face and Body) Can Be Done In A Single Surgery?

One of the frequent questions I get asked is how many different procedures can be done in a single surgery. The origin of that question has different origins. For some patients it is a desire to do a ‘makeover’ of either their face or body which requires numerous procedures to do so. Another reason is Read More…

OR Snapshots – Non-Custom Brow Bone Implant Fabrication

In the lower two-thirds of the face there are numerous standard implants for aesthetic augmentation. In the upper third of the face, however, no such options exist. This undoubtably is because of the low number of patient requests historically for aesthetic forehead and brow bone augmentation. It also speaks to the anatomic reality that the Read More…

OR Snapshots – The Evolution of Jawline Implant Augmentation

Facial implants, like every other medical technology, continues to evolve with time. Some implant materials and shapes that were used decades ago have become discontinued and replaced with newer designs and material developments. When unearthing some of these older implants today for replacement or even seeing them on 3D CT scans can seem archaic by Read More…

OR Snapshots – Lateral Facial Liposuction

Liposuction is a well known method for fat removal that is mainly done on the body. The only facial area that is known to commonly undergo fat removal is in the neck, usually referred to as either submental, neck and jawline liposuction. But this is not really the face as defined by any location north Read More…

OR Snapshots – Buccal Lipectomy after LeFort I Osteotomy

The buccal lipectomy is a well known and popular cheek reshaping procedure. By removing part or all of this encapsulated fat pad the fullness of the cheeks is reduced creating a modest to moderate facial slimming effect. The buccal fat pad is a unique appearing fat with a bright yellow color, large lobules, a vascular Read More…