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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: Loss of breast volume and resultant sagging is a common sequelae of pregnancy. The more pregnancies a woman has the more the breasts will sag. The sag is a function of loss of volume (like a balloon deflating) and increased skin and loss of its elasticity. (the lining of a balloon gets bigger) Such Read More…
Background: Tummy tucks are one of the most common and successful body contouring procedures for women. For those women that are willing to make the commitment to a major surgery, scar and recovery, it can be a near life transforming experience that takes what diet and exercise can do to a whole new level. Because Read More…
Background: Breast augmentation relies on the use of an implant to create its result. Historically, breast implant shapes have been only round whether they were saline or silicone gel filled. But in the past few years, shaped breast implants have become available. This has provided women with another option to consider in their breast augmentation Read More…
Background: The ear is essentially fully grown by around age none and is close to 60mms in vertical length. (slight less in women and slightly more in men) Unlike the rest of the ear above it, the earlobe has no cartilage and is composed of flexible skin and fat. The size of the earlobe is Read More…
Background: Breast augmentation can be done by two types of implants, saline and silicone. Since silicone implants have become available again nearly eight years ago in 2006, the percentage of women undergoing breast enhancement receiving saline implants has been slowly declining. But saline implants will always be around as, at the least, they offer the Read More…
Background: While the shape of the skull is typically smooth, it is not rare that one may have various small contour deformities. These could be raised or indented areas depending upon their location on the skull. Many of these skull shape issues are related to their initial formation through the cranial sutures and their Read More…
Background: Combination internal nasal surgery to improve breathing and external nasal reshaping is commonly done. Technically this is known as a septorhinoplasty procedure. While the two nasal surgeries can be done separately and frequently are, one can always influence the other adversely. An overly done rhinoplasty can collapse the middle vault and narrow the internal Read More…
Background: Body builders and figure enthusiasts create chest and arm muscular volume and definition by cutting fat and inducing muscular hypertrophy. But what differentiates male and female bodybuilders from a chest standpoint is that females should have a breast mound while men are flat. But due to the regimented stripping of fat as part of Read More…
Background: Chin deficiences are common and are usually satisfactorily treated by an implant augmentation method. While implants are good for mild to moderate short chin problems, they often are not adequate for a chin that has a more significant horizontal deficiency that is accompanied by other dimensional abnormalities. Moving the symphysis of the mandible, known Read More…
Background: The head has a wide variety of shapes and sizes. Like the face, there are certain head shapes that are more pleasing than others. While one knows intuitively whether they like their head shape or not, there are certain measurements of height and width of the head that can help classify its beauty or 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...