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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: The external ear is a complex shaped structure composed of numerous convexities and concavities. As a result it has many shape variations but there are two ear features that can be universally appreciated and described…how big it is (size) and whether it sits close or far away from the side of the head (auriculocephalic Read More…
Background: The shape of the lower ribcage is created by the union of the cartilaginous components of the false ribs as they wrap around the side of the lower chest and merge into the sternum. These cartilaginous rib lengths and how they merge together creates a lot of variation in the costal margins. The costal Read More…
Background: Shoulder narrowing surgery removes a segment of the clavicle bone in what appears to be a purely linear operation. While conceptually this is true the anatomic reality is that the clavicle bone is not straight. Its only straight section, the middle articular segment, has curved ends on either side. These reverse curved ends, once Read More…
Background: The obvious part of shoulder narrowing surgery is that a segment of the clavicle bone is removed. What is not obvious is how different the shape and size of the clavicle bone can be not only between patients but also between the two sides of each patient. While it is natural to assume that Read More…
Background: The wide or light bulb shaped head is caused by a combination of excessive bone and soft tissue. The temporal muscle makes up a significant part of the width of the head particularly at the anterior temporal area. (temporal fossa) It is disproportionately wide compared to the cheek and jaw bony widths below it. Read More…
Background: A strong jawline and lower third of the face is typically and historically associated almost exclusively with men. But that facial shape concept has changed and is common today to see women (models, news women, TV celebrities etc) with strong jawlines. So it is not rare to see a female patient request a jaw Read More…
Background: Besides a tummy tuck there are numerous different types of body lifts that are far less known. One uncommon but most well known of these more obscure types is the back or bra line lift. This is a horizontal excision of tissue across the back for excessive tissue which typically presents as oblique rolls. Read More…
Background: V line surgery is the most aggressive and effective form of aesthetic jaw reduction. It is not an easy surgery to perform as the angle of the bone cuts from an intraoral approach can be difficult to make from the jaw angles coming forward to the chin in a perfectly symmetric fashion. With this Read More…
Background: Loose tissues around the waistline and torso are most conventionally treated by a tummy tuck. While this is a good operation for many patients it will not be effective when the primary goal is waistline narrowing because the loose tissue removal is in the wrong direction. A tummy tuck is a horizontal removal which Read More…
Background: The reconstructive need for an implant to replace a loss testicle due to pathologic and traumatic reasons has been around almost as long as the removal procedures have been done. Historically silicon testicle implants had been used but they were formally removed from the US market in 1991 due to the breast implant fiasco. 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...