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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 implants are the original form of permanent facial augmentation and are still the most commonly performed aesthetic implant today. But chin implants only cause an incomplete jaw augmentation effect. The jaw angles behind the chin on both sides provide a fertile area for additional aesthetic augmentations for a different type of jaw enhancement. Read More…
Background: All bony areas of the craniofacial skeleton can be both augmented and reduced. As a general rule the amount of augmentation capability is greater than the ability to reduce it as greater amounts of implant thicknesses can be added than the thickness of the bone that can be removed. This is equally true for Read More…
Background: A large Adam’s apple or thyroid cartilage causes a visible prominence in the contour of the neck. This is a common feature of many male necks and thus is not seen as aesthetically undesirable unless it is extremely large. In contrast females prefer a smoother neck contour with little to no thyroid cartilage prominence. Read More…
Background: An inadequate chin augmentation result can occur from a variety of factors. But chin implant removal in the treatment of an unsatisfactory chin augmentation result induces a whole new set of potential chin problems that now involve more than just a bony projection deficiency. The onset of undesired soft tissue changes (chin pad sagging, Read More…
Background: The empty scrotal syndrome (ESS) is an aesthetic description for when the male scrotum has no visible testicles even though they are present. This can occur for the obvious reason that the testicles are either undescended or are very small due to atrophy from aging or hormonal supplementation. A less common reason is testicular Read More…
Background: Chin augmentation is a commonly performed aesthetic facial procedure for which an implant offers a simple solution. While effective for some the dissatisfaction with chin implant surgery is not insignificant. Many a chin implant have been successfully placed, as defined by a non-infected postoperative course (surgical success), but the patient did not achieve their Read More…
Background: The size and shape of the head is influenced by a variety of congenital and developmental influences on its bony framework. It is a unique bony structure of the body because it fundamentally acts as a large hollow encasement. Provided there is enough space for adequate brain development the specific dimensions and shape of Read More…
Background: The immediate success of shoulder reduction is one of a consistent improvement that patients see as a good aesthetic improvement. Such a reductive shoulder shape change is seen immediately after surgery and is not affected by postoperative swelling which is at the inner half of the clavicle. This makes clavicle reduction surgery unique in Read More…
Background: Lip augmentation is one of the most common female facial enhancements. It is by far most commonly done by injection methods whether it is by synthetic fillers or fat. The success of such volume addition is dependent on how much vermilion show is present. If the vermilion is height is small or vertically short Read More…
Background: While there are many bony structural procedures of the face, there are very few on the body. Those that do exist, however, are bony in nature and consist of shoulder, rib and iliac bony changes. In the transfemale patient population in particular shoulder and waist reductions are desired to help create more body contour 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...