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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...
Muscular enhancement of certain body parts can be done through the use of synthetic implants. Everyone knows about breast implant augmentation although this is not a true muscular enhancement but a breast tissue enlargement. Historically the most recognized body implants were for the chest, buttocks and calfs. The number of such implants combined pale in Read More…
Male chest enlargement by soft solid pectoral implants is done by placing them under the pectoralis major muscle. The implant is placed so that it stays above the lower muscle border, creating a larger pectoralis muscle bulge. These are the typical postoperative instructions to follow after having had pectoral implant surgery. 1. Pectoral implants Read More…
Every plastic surgery procedure has numerous issues that every patient who is undergoing a procedure should know. These explanations are always on a consent form that you should read in detail before surgery. This consent form, while many perceive as strictly a legal protection for the doctor, is actually more intended to improve the Read More…
Changing the chest of women is a very commonly done plastic surgery procedure, with nearly 350,000 women having the procedure last year in the U.S. Adding up all the women who have had breast augmentation over the past 20 years, it is estimated that about 1 in 7 women between the ages of 21 Read More…
Background: One sign of masculinity is the size and shape of a man’s chest. This has been so since antiquity and is evidenced today from comic book characters to body building and muscle supplements. The one largest tissue component that gives a male chest its features is the pectoral muscles. The pectoral muscle is a Read More…
Background: Poland’s syndrome is a very well known set of congenital malformations involving one side of the chest and arm. The complete set of findings include a smaller hand with webbing and an underdeveloped sterno-clavicular portion of the pectoralis muscle. This results in a smaller chest on the affected side with a less developed nipple Read More…
A desireable male chest is usually defined by having well defined and fuller pectoralis muscles. For a body builder, model or anyone that does weightlifting to any serious degree, pectoral definition is the cornerstone upon which a great male body is built. Pectoral muscles due to their size and attachment to the arms is one Read More…
1. What is body implant surgery? While everyone has heard of breast implants, few are aware that there are other locations for the placement of implants to enhance the contours of one’s body. All of these body implants are for the purposes of enhancing certain muscles. Think of body implants as muscle contouring surgery. Read More…
Enlargement of the male chest is most commonly done through exercise and subsequent muscle hypertrophy. Strenuous physical exertion and protein supplements can build muscle, often times very impressively. Under ordinary circumstances, most people can create mild to moderate pectoral enlargement that they will find satisfactory. For those seeking substantial chest definition, chest enlargement in Read More…
Pectoral implants, the male version of a female breast implant, is a popular option to increase the appearance of chest muscles. Some men desire to improve a congenital chest wall deformity, known as pectus excavatum, while other men have been simply unable to increase the size of the chest muscles with exercise. mass Pectoral implants add size 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...