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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 use of an implant is the most common form of chin augmentation. It offers a predictable method of bone augmentation based on the thickness of the implant. But the placement of an implant requires that the soft tissue chin pad be released and an implant placed as an interface between the bone and Read More…
Background: Female jaw augmentation has different dimensions than that of a male jawline augmentation. Women usually desire less vchin augmentation and more vertical rather than widening jaw angle augmentation. The overall jawline implant size is smaller often being less than10 ccs in size. The jawline implant size is often smaller if for no other reason Read More…
Background: The ear initially develops from the pharyngeal arches in the neck and during embryologic development raises up to the side of the head. This is why in some congenital facial deformities the ear position is low as part of the disruption of the normal embryologic process. While the development of the lobule of the Read More…
Background: One of the most common augmentations of the skull is on the back of the head. Amongst flat back of the head the crown area is when entire back lacks projection otherwise known as brachycephaly. When the entire back of the head is flat the crown area is often high and the posterior temporal Read More…
Background: Bimaxillary or double jaw advancement surgery is a very effective procedure for obstructive sleep apnea in properly selected patients. By moving the maxillomandibular bony complex forward by a significant amount, usually 8 to 10mms, the nasal and oropharyngeal airway space is opened up for improved air flow. While functionally effective the tradeoff for such Read More…
Background: The appearance of the head can be affected by multiple types of skull bone changes. Such changes affect the various curved contours of the skull through either a lack of projection (flatness) or too much projection. (protrusion or prominence) A common flattened area of the skull is on the back of the head due Read More…
Background: The shape of the back of the skull is particularly prone to developing undesired changes in its shape. Flattening and asymmetries are the results of in utero and postnatal deformational forces which can prevent a rounded head shape. While one form of flatness of the back of head is known as brachycephaly due to Read More…
Background: Whether it is laying in utero or after birth the back of the head is exposed to the greatest duration of external forces or pressure. As a result of this external force exposure the back of the head has several anatomic features that distinguish it from other head area. First the occipital bone is Read More…
Background: Reductive shoulder narrowing surgery has been proven to be effective by shortening the length of the clavicle bones. The surgery to do so is fairly straightforward, removing a segment of the clavicles will naturally move the attached shoulders inward. While the surgery seems like a linear concept it is not and therein lies many Read More…
Background: There are well known gender differences in the shape of the forehead. The primary characteristics of the male forehead is a well defined brow ridge, a wider and slightly backward sloped shape, low set eyebrows and various forehead lengths based on the natural location of the frontal hairline. While some men only need non-brow 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...