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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: Rhinoplasty surgery has been around for almost a hundred years and has its recent origin from European surgeons who attempted to reduce the large ethnic humps on the bridge of the nose. While rhinoplasty surgery has evolved tremendously and now focuses on a more complete approach to rhinoplasty, hump reduction is still a major Read More…
Background: The vast majority of tummy tucks can and are performed through a curved horizontal lower abdominal incision. (as well as around the umbilicus) There are, however, alternatives to this traditional excisional orientation in the right patient. A handful of patients may benefit from a vertical excisional approach. When a vertical tummy tuck is typically Read More…
Background: While the concept of inserting a breast implant seems easy, there are numerous aesthetic considerations of which to be aware. Besides the nipples, the inframammary fold (IMF) or lower breast fold is the most important anatomic landmark of the breast. The IMF creates a clear demarcation between the breast and the chest/abdomen which lies Read More…
Background: The flat back of the head is one of the common aesthetic skull deformities. It usually originates from either a genetic predisposition or a deformational effect of in utero or post birth head positioning. (occipital plagiocephaly) The flatness can be on just one side or both. (bilateral) When it occurs bilaterally there are aesthetic Read More…
Background: Breast augmentation continues to be popular amongst women of all ages and ethnicities. Amongst certain female patients that have more pigment in their skin, the risk of hypertrophic scarring or hyperpigmentation of the surrounding skin is a legitimate patient concern that may mar an otherwise excellent breast size enhancement. In the Hispanic female, their Read More…
Background: Tummy tucks are uniformly successful at reshaping the abdominal wall through the removal of excess skin and fat. While the amount of abdominal wall tightening is one criteria by which tummy tucks are judged, they are equally critiqued by the scars that are needed to create it. The fear of most tummy tuck patients Read More…
Background: The forehead represents one third of the face and had a valuable role to play in facial aesthetics. Besides the length and width of the forehead, its other major aesthetic feature is its slope. (as most easily appreciated in the side view) This forehead feature is well known to be gender specific. Women have Read More…
Background: The jawline is an important facial feature of both men and women. Occupying the entire lower third of the face, it has both a large surface area as well as serves as a distinct transition between the face and the neck. While a well defined and ‘strong’ jawline has been traditionally assigned as a Read More…
Background: Changes around the eyes are the earliest signs of facial aging. As a result, the ongoing aging effects often creates severe changes around the eyes as one enters their sixties. Besides the excess skin of the upper eyelids and the lower eyelid bags, the eyebrows often sag downward magnifying the hooding effect on the Read More…
Background: One of the most common aesthetic skull deformities is a flat back of the head. Caused by either genetics or external deformational forces in utero or after birth, the lack of adequate projection in the occiput can be aesthetically disturbing to some people. While often camouflaged by hair, it can still be a concern 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...