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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: A seroma is a well known postsurgical phenomenon that every surgeon from every discipline has seen and treated. This fluid collection typically occurs when a pocket has been created in surgery for access or implant placement. It is the creation of a pocket or dead space as it is often called that provides a Read More…
Background: Testicle implants are most commonly used when a testicle has been removed. (testicular replacement) But there are patients who desire larger testicles even with having an existing pair. (testicular enhancement) In these cases the decision is whether implant are made to wrap around the existing testicles (bivalved implant design) or to simply place implants Read More…
Background: Flattening of the back of the head is one of the common aesthetic skull deformities. Many of these are mild and are likely caused by how one slept as an infant. But others are more severe and are caused by a genetic tendency based on ethnicity or familial tendencies or even from lambdoidal synostosis. Read More…
Background: Many women that undergo breast augmentation surgery have had children. As a result of pregnancy and breast engorgement, stretch marks commonly develop. They occur in a radiating fashion from the nipple in a perpendicular orientation to the relaxed skin tension lines of the breast, Since so many women have breast stretch marks, it is Read More…
Background: The ribs occupy a large amount of one’s torso, encompassing substantial surface area coverage on the chest and back. With twelve pairs of ribs (sometimes one less or more) , these 24 body parts provide structural support and protection for the any organs that keep us alive. While seemingly simple in their design , Read More…
Background: Rhinoplasty changes the shape of a wide variety of noses. This is why a large number of nasal reshaping techniques exist and the ‘cookie cutter’ approach to rhinoplasty surgery will leave some patients wanting. Besides identifying what anatomic structures create the nasal shape seen, it is also important to recognize what effects modifying the Read More…
Background: Jawline augmentation today usually refers to enhancement of its three primary aesthetic points, the chin and two jaw angles. There are a variety of standard preformed chin and jaw angle implants to achieve this effect and, with proper implant style and size, satisfactory results can be achieved. But beyond the challenge of selecting the Read More…
Background: Earlobes elongate over time because they have no structural support. They are the only part of the ear that does not contain cartilage. As a result the effects of gravity do make true the old adage that the ‘ears do grow longer as we age’. (although stretching of soft tissue, a passive process, should Read More…
Background: The chin is the most projecting part of the lower face. As the most anterior projecting point of the mandible, the chin puts the overlying soft tissue under the most tension of any area of the face other than the nose. As a result the shape of the symphyseal chin bone is readily seen. Read More…
Background: Chin implants come in a wide variety of styles and sizes. They have the greatest number of standard options available amongst all facial implants. This is because they have been clinically used for decades, longer than any other facial implant, and they are the most commonly performed facial implant augmentation. But despite these options, 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...