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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: Facial fractures are common and can be repaired by a variety of bone repositioning and fixation methods. But despite good bony realignment the fullness and projection of the traumatized facial areas do not always return not normal. Between the trauma of the original injury and that of the subsequent facial fracture repair, soft tissue Read More…
Background: The labiometal fold is a feature of the lower third of the face on the chin that exists in varying degrees. Whole usually called a fold it is really a sulcus or indentation. The significance of its presence is determined by numerous factors which include the strength of its subdermal attachments, the size of Read More…
Background: The most successful approach to skull augmentations is with a custom made implant from a 3D CT scan. It is critically important to cover a large surface area of the skull in a smooth and confluent manner to the bone which can only be done with a preoperatively done design based on the patient’s Read More…
Background: Lip augmentation has been a facial aesthetic procedure that has been done by non-surgical and surgical methods for many decades. While it is done mainly today by injectable fillers or fat injections, a permanent implant approach has also been done both historically as well as today. Over this time period different materials have been Read More…
Background: Bulging arteries on the face occur exclusively in the temporal and forehead areas. This is because the path of the artery is the most superficial of all the major arteries on the face. Such facial arterial prominences also occur almost exclusively in men due to the increased size of the arteries and other hormonal Read More…
Background: A muscular appearing upper body has long been a desired physical appearance for men. This is evidenced by the large number of physical fitness and training centers that exist as well as gym and workout equipment sold every year. With the proper amount of time and sustained effort, most muscles can be enlarged. Such Read More…
Background: Buttock sagging, more formally known as buttock ptosis, occurs for a variety of reasons. Large amounts of weight loss is one well known cause of the lower buttocks to bottom out with volume deflation and the creation of a relative skin excess. Aging is another common cause and is particularly prone to occur in Read More…
Background: A significant prominence in the center of the neck is that of the tracheal cartilages and it is an almost exclusive male feature. The tracheal cartilages become larger during development imen, like the deepening of the voice, due to hormone influences. While there are men, usually with thin necks, that desire tracheal reduction due Read More…
Background: A female chin shape has a more rounded or a tapered look. The male chin can be also be rounded but a square shape is more gender specific and often desired. In facial feminization surgery changing the shape of the lower third of the face can be done by chin reshaping alone or combined Read More…
Background: Chin implants are the most common form of facial augmentation and have the largest selection of styles and sizes of any facial implant. But despite this wide selection there are some patients in which a standard chin implant will not suffice. This is particularly relevant when any degree of vertical lengthening is needed or 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...