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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: Chin augmentation has been done by a variety of materials over the years. Each biomaterial used has is own unique handling and tissue response characteristics. But fundamentally these materials come down to those with a smooth or non-smooth outer surface. Materials with a non-smooth surface are associated with varying degrees of tissue adherence and/or Read More…
Background: The well known facelift procedure is popular for one main reason….it is an anti-aging facial operation that just works. Having been widely practiced now for almost one hundred years it has stood the best of time in terms of appeal and effectiveness. While undergoing many technical and anatomic changes/improvements over the years, the conceptual Read More…
Background: Breast augmentation today is done in a wide range of ages in women. From ages 17 to 72, I have placed breast implants over the past three decades. All of these females have been more than healthy enough to undergo the surgery but, occasionally, they do have some medical conditions that have can have Read More…
Background: The development of vertical lines between the eyebrows is a common aesthetic deformity. It is caused by the expressive action of the corrugator supercilli muscles located at the medial end of the eyebrows beneath the frontalis muscle and just above the orbicularis muscle. Their inward action pulls the skin in the glabellar region inward Read More…
Background: Large amounts of weight loss create tissue redundancies throughout the body. To improve waistline shape the standard approach is either a frontal tummy tuck/panniculectomy or an extended circumferential body lift. (belt lipectomy) This horizontal tissue excision can remove a lot of loose tissues around the waistline. For most patients this would produce a satisfactory Read More…
Background: Chin deficiency is the most common aesthetic deficiency in men while chin excess is fairly uncommon. In women, however, excessive chin deformities are far more common. Such macrogenias (large chins) occur in two main dimensions, horizontal and vertical, and often presents as a combination of both. Excessive width often occurs as well but always Read More…
Background: The sliding genioplasty is an often used intraoral procedure for various amounts of chin augmentation. It is effective at moving the anterior end of the chin bone for a variety of dimensional changes. The osteotomy line used to down fracture and mobilize the bone is obliquely oriented and extends from below the tooth roots Read More…
Background: Most concerns about the need for jawline augmentation are focused on the horizontal and width dimensions. Making the lower jaw more prominent is done by this 2D approach. The main need for adding verticality to the jawline is most commonly done in the posterior jaw angles where a high mandibular plane angle has created Read More…
Background: Custom jawline implants are the most powerful augmentation method of the lower third of the face. By increasing the outer contours of the lower jaw throughout its entire length, the continuous surface area coverage can have a powerful effect. Unlike standard implants which are often viewed in one dimension (e.g., chin implants and their Read More…
Background: While everyone has an earlobe its shape is highly variable. Earlobe shapes vary significantly and are influenced by gender, age and overall ear sizes. While earlobe reshaping can be done by itself, it most frequently becomes part of an otoplasty ear reshaping. Ears that stick out frequently have earlobes that do also which can 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...