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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: Breast augmentation remains the most commonly performed aesthetic implant surgery in the world by implant numbers. This is true not only because of its long standing history and familiarity but also due to the need for bilateral implants. The implant types has always been two, either a silicone gel or saline fluid fill. Each Read More…
Background: Augmentation of the bicep muscle is most successfully done with an implant. Such bicep implants can be placed in three different pocket locations, subfascial (on top of the muscle), submuscular (under the muscle) and partial submuscular. (inside the muscle) Each pocket location has its advantages and disadvantages but the main advantage of the deeper Read More…
Background: The scalp is prone to a variety of aesthetic abnormalities which are often not well known or even recognized. One of the more common aesthetic scalp abnormalities are redundant rolls of scalp that typically appear on the back of the head where the scalp meets the neck skin. There is an association of the Read More…
Background: Significant or what has been called massive weight loss is any amount over 75lbs. Such amounts of weight loss are known to result in the creation of loose skin due to expansion which almost never contracts back to its original amount and tightness. These post weight loss skin effects vary across the body with Read More…
Background: Wide shoulder dysphoria is not uncommon in transfemales for which clavicle reduction osteotomies provides an effective treatment for it. The major recovery issue in such shoulder reduction surgery is the limited use of the arms in the early recovery. Keeping the arms from full abduction and extension avoids a distraction effect on the reunited Read More…
Background: The testicles are the major component of the scrotal sac whose sole function is to contain them and help regulate their temperature for viable sperm production. But beyond this function their aesthetic value is in their size which adds volume to the skin sac. The normal testicle size ranges from 3.5 to 5.5cms in Read More…
Background: There are numerous types of aesthetic skull deficiencies for which patients seek treatment. But despite the varieties there are several distinct trends amongst genders. Women often desire an improved crown of their head shape while men often seek improvement of the flat back of their heads. Women seek crown of head augmentation to make Read More…
Background: Asymmetry of the back of the head, often called plagiocephaly, is a deformational skull deformity. The flatness on one side of the back of the head is its hallmark sign and is a common reason patients present for aesthetic skull implants. The source is largely congenital in nature (in utero) although there can be Read More…
Background: When one thinks of a short chin it is almost always perceived to be a horizontal issue. (lack of projection) And while that is by far the most common deficient chin dimension it is not the only one. Chins can also be vertically short or not long enough in height. And while many horizontal Read More…
Background: In clavicle reduction surgery one becomes aware that the paired clavicles are not often symmetric. Clavicle lengths are known by numerous anatomic studies to be different between the two sides. My clinical experience confirms this is accurate and careful examination has shown how frequent clavicle length asymmetries are. The longer clavicle length can be 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...