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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 double eyelid surgery is a well known blepharoplasty technique that creates an upper eyelid crease in the typical Asian monolid. While the supratarsal fold is present in many ethnic groups around the world, it is missing in many Asian patients. The operation per we does not really create two upper eyelids or removes Read More…
Background: The strength of the lower jaw is a known favorable feature for a male. But it has become increasingly desired and requested for women as well. Partially spurned on by various well known celebrities and actresses’ jaw shapes, younger women are seeking stronger jawlines as well. An important part, and until recently overlooked, of Read More…
Background: The shape of the nose is incredibly diverse and no two people have the exact same nose. But in the world of rhinoplasty surgery, noses are lumped into different categories based on ethnicities. In general any rhinoplasty that is not performed on a Caucasian nose is called an ethnic rhinoplasty. One such ethnic rhinoplasty Read More…
Background: The shape of the forehead is very gender specific. Men have foreheads with distinct brow bone prominences, a visible brow bone break and a forehead that slopes somewhat less than vertical above it. Conversely females have no distinct brow bone, have a rounded or more convex forehead shape that ideally has a near vertical Read More…
Background: Augmentation of the jawline by today’s standards usually means chin and jaw angle increases. This three-point approach typically uses performed chin and jaw angle implants. With the many different types of facial implants available today, most male and female demands for jaw augmentation can be met. When using the three implant technique for jaw Read More…
Background: The placement and removal of a tracheostomy always results in some degree of neck scarring. The longer the tracheostomy is in place, the more significant this scarring will be. The characteristics of the trach scar are classic and include a wide and depressed scar that is often associated with a visible inward movement when Read More…
Background: The size and shape of the lips has taken on great aesthetic significance over the past two decades. Many makeup, injectable and surgical methods have been devised and are available to enhance one’s lips. The usual goals are to make the lips look bigger with increased vermilion show and projection as well as a Read More…
Background: Buttock implants are the alternative to the more popular BBL (Brazilian Butt Lift) procedure which uses fat injections to create the augmentation effect. The use of fat for buttock augmentation is preferred and should always be the first consideration as it is a natural material and has a very low risk of complications. But Read More…
Background: Facelift surgery is one of the most recognized of all the facial rejuvenation operations. There are a lot of misconceptions about what a facelift is and what it can accomplish. But at its fundamental core it improves the lower face by relocating loose skin from the neck and jowls up and back towards the Read More…
Background: The shape of one’s skull is determined by numerous factors. But the most important two are the cranial sutures and the underlying expanding brain. The sutures permit the growing brain to increase in size without constriction by a tight overlying ‘bone box’. These sutures are strategically placed to allow a circumferential expansion of the 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...