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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: Enlarging the size of the head must take into consideration multiple issues. The first is what zones of the head need to be augmented. (top, back, front and sides) The second is how much augmentation can be done in a single surgery given the stretch of the scalp to permit it. And thirdly, if Read More…
Background: The chin can undergo a variety of bone reshaping procedures. While the sliding genioplasty for horizontal advancement is the most well known, there are numerous variations of it for other dimensional changes. The most common variation today is the inverted T-shaped genioplasty either done alone or as part of V-line lower facial narrowing. In Read More…
Background: The shape of the lower jaw is influenced by a variety of genetic bone growth and postnatal musculoligamentous attachments. This is most evident in the high jaw angle patient who, by definition, has a steep mandibular plane angle. What is often noted in their 3D CT scans is the bony exostoses that exist along Read More…
Background: Cheekbone reduction is a common procedure in the Eastern part of the world where wider faces are more genetically common. However due to immigration, the mixing of various ethnicityies and desired Western facial shapes it is becoming more commonly done in the U.S. by a few surgeons. Cheek width reduction may be sought by Read More…
Background: The eyeballs or globes are encased with a near circumferential rim of bone for protection. This orbital rim protection stops short of the nose whose central structure provides medial eye protection for both eyes. As a result the eyes, and its most anterior cornea, are typically behind a vertical line laid across the superior Read More…
Background: Calf implants have been around for over forty years in various forms and shapes. The calf implants we know today are composed of a soft solid silicone material which is designed and manufactured with high quality medical grade technology. Such contemporary silicone materials are not known to undergo significant degradation and/or release degradation byproducts. Read More…
Background: The overgrown or prominent brow bone in a male is most commonly treated by a brow bone reduction procedure, usually a setback bone flap technique. While this is a very effective operation, it almost always requires a superior or scalp incisional approach. For many men, particularly older men, this may not be a viable Read More…
Vertical forehead reduction is a soft tissue forehead reshaping procedure that shortens the distance between the frontal hairline and the eyebrows. It does so through a combination of forehead skin removal and hair-bearing scalp advancement. It also needs to do so without causing substantial brow elevation (unless that is desired) as well as prevention of Read More…
Background: The typical and most commonly illustrated picture of a skull is one with a smooth surface across the top. And while many people have such a smooth skull surface, many don’t. With hair coverage such skull surface irregularities may not be noticeable or may be known but are not an aesthetic concern. But in Read More…
Background: The sliding genioplasty procedure provides proven dimensional increases in chin projection. It does so by changing the shape of the chin. While it is commonly perceived that the chin bone is cut and moved to a new desired location, the chin bone no longer has its completely natural shape. The most obvious change in 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...