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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: Flat or deficient areas of the skull are reasons for aesthetic head shape concerns. The most common areas of head shape deficiences is on the back of the head as well as the crown of the head. Men and women are equally concerned when the back of their head is very flat. Deficiencies in Read More…
Background: A full upper lip and a broad smile are several mouth features that are associated with youth and attractiveness. While there are a variety of lip enhancement procedures, the lip lift represents just a minority of the cosmetic lip procedures done. Its largely hidden subnasal scar location and the visible upper lip shortening effect Read More…
Background: There are a variety of upper lip enhancement procedures from injectable fillers to lifts. By far lip lifts represent just a minority of cosmetic lip procedures done and, as a result, is a frequently misunderstood operation. A subnasal lip lift can be confused with a lower lip advancement because they are both excisional procedures. Read More…
Background: The embryology and development of the human ear is a marvel in not only its complexity but how well it works most of the time. It is created by the merging of six separate tissue segments (hillocks) in utero that create the recognizable ear that is a collection of various ridges and valleys. But Read More…
Background: Replacement of a undeveloped or removed testis can be done with the placement of a testicular implant. The history of testicular implants goes back well over fifty years and has included a variety of material compositions. The most satisfying device became the silicone gel-filled testicular implant due to its feel. But like silicone breast Read More…
Background: Many women who are to undergo breast augmentation surgery have asymmetric breasts. These asymmetries may be in breast mound size, breast mound shape, amounts of sagging and the nipple position. Preoperative education about how breast implants will impact these asymmetries is of critical importance as breast implants alone will not correct many breast asymmetries. Read More…
Background: A more narrow waistline is a desire of just about anyone that does not have one. While both men and women seek a more narrow waistline, a woman’s perception of a more narrow waistline is different than that of a man’s. A man sees his waistline as at the belt or pant line. A Read More…
Background: Soft tissue contractures of the face cause a variety of deformities. Even with normal underlying bone structures, loss of overlying soft tissue volume and shape can make the face appear deficient and distorted. This is most classically illustrated by burn patients who suffer the greatest amounts of soft tissue loss and deformity when suffering Read More…
Background: Rhinoplasty is one of the most common facial plastic surgery procedures performed. It is also the dominant facial reshaping procedure that has been performed for over a century. Historically and up to the present day removal of a hump or a lowering of the bridge of the nose is one of the most common Read More…
Background: The shape of the forehead is affected by various hard and soft tissue components. The forehead is framed by the hairline superiorly, the brows inferiorly and the bony temporal lines to the sides. The projection of the forehead is controlled by the thickness of the frontal bone and its degree of convexity and smothness. 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...