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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: Setback otoplasty is one of the most common aesthetic ear surgeries with a wide variety of technique to accomplish it. But regardless of the techniques used sutures are involved. They either create the desired ear shape change or, at the very least, help hold it into its new position as it heals. These sutures Read More…
The 2nd most common aesthetic ear surgery is a setback otoplasty. (earlobe manipulations is #1) In this procedure the shape of cartilages are changed by a variety of techniques to lessen the distance of the ear from the side of the head. (decreased auriculocephalic angle) But no matter which technique(s) are used for the setback Read More…
Background: The most common aesthetic ear surgery is a setback otoplasty. There are a wide variety of methods to pull back the protruding ear including suture techniques, cartilage removal and scoring and combinations of both. Regardless of the technique(s) used they are mainly applied to the conchal area in the middle third of the ear Read More…
Background: Otoplasty is a very common aesthetic ear surgery that has a long history of various techniques to lessen the appearance of the protruding ear. Regardless of the technique used the goal is to being the ear to a more pleasing position along the side of the head. What the position is has an ideal Read More…
Background: The most common form of an aesthetic otoplasty is to setback protruding ears. This has been done for over a century using a large number of different techniques that focus on reshaping the ear cartilage through bending/scoring and suture fixation. Most of these different setback otoplasty techniques are done through open exposure with an Read More…
Background: The ear is the most complex topographic feature of the face. (even though it is technically not on the face. It is a seemingly convoluted mix of ridges and valleys that have different variations amongst people which makes the ear almost as person specific as a fingerprint. The most visually evident feature of the Read More…
Otoplasty for protruding ears is the most commonly performed aesthetic procedure of the external ear. Its technical execution has been described by a large number of cartilage manipulation techniques to make the ear less prominent. What is shared by every technique is that the goal is to bent the ear framework into a modified shape Read More…
Background: Otoplasty is the most common aesthetic ear surgery performed around the world. (not counting earlobe repair) While there are innumerable techniques by which it is performed the fundamental concept shared by all of them is a reshaping of the antihelical-helical rim cartilage shape. Sutures are the method by which the cartilage shape is maintained Read More…
Correction of prominent ears by a setback otoplasty, whether in children or adults, is a highly rewarding procedure for most patients. Numerous techniques have been described in how to reliably and permanently setback the cartilage of the protruding ear. None of these technique have proven to be absolutely superior over the others, indicating that any Read More…
Background: The ear is composed of a complex cartilage shape that accounts for much of its external appearance. The simplest shape of the cartilage, the auriculocephalic angle, happens to be the one that is the most requested ear shape change and the most commonly performed aesthetic surgery. (setback otoplasty) The auriculocephalic angle is defined by 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...