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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: Pectoral implants are the definitive male chest augmentation method. While fat injections may have a role in some minor chest augmentations implants are required for major chest enhancements. For the vast majority of men the use of standard pectoral implant sizes are adequate. Even for the patient seeking a very robust augmentation the PowerFlex Read More…
Background: Rib removal surgery is becoming a better known procedure for its waist narrowing effect. Its effectiveness is based on the loss of underlying structural support of the lower ribcage for the soft tissues of the waistline. This typically involves subtotal removal of ribs #11 and #12 but may in some cases include rib #10 Read More…
Background: Shoulder dysphoria is a perception that the width of one’s shoulders is disproportionately wide compared to other body features and dimensions. It is particularly associated with the transfemale population where the width of the shoulders can be a particularly sensitive issue in how the body is seen. There are anthropometric measurements for shoulder width Read More…
Background: The head, and more specifically, the skull can be reduced like almost any other face or body part. The desire for skull reductions comes in different magnitudes of size. Some enlargements are small, such as osteomas, bumps and horns, and can usually be completely removed as the problem is relegated to the outer cortical Read More…
Liposuction under the chin (submental) and into the neck is a common enhancement procedure done below the jawline. While it can be a stand alone procedure it is most commonly performed as an ancillary procedure with other regional surgeries such as chin and jawline implants. While the main effect may come from the bone enhancement Read More…
Background: Liposuction is now an ‘old’ fat removal procedure that has always had several basic principles for an effective and uncomplicated result. While the technology of liposuction has changed many of these basic principles remain the same. The goal is an even reduction of the subcutaneous fat layer to create a smooth external contour without Read More…
Background: While there are various methods of performing a lower facelift the one aspect that all share are am incision in and around each ear. One can debate whether the pre auricular incision goes in front of or behind the tragus but it will always wrap around the earlobe on its way to the back Read More…
Background: Aesthetic augmentation of the cheek area is second only in frequency to that of the chin and jawline. But unlike the lower third of the face the term ‘cheek’ is imprecise when defining what a patient wants to accomplish and there are significant gender differences in what this term means. As the cheek area Read More…
Background: The skull and head size can be aesthetically increased like almost every other external face and body feature. While fat injections have some role in fat and body augmentations their use in skull augmentations is very limited. And when it comes to skull augmentations of any significant size they are of no value at Read More…
Background: There are two basic autologous methods of changing the shape/position of the lower jaw. The sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) moves the body and symphysis bone while the sliding genioplasty (SG) repositions the symphysis (chin) bone. Both do so by cutting through the entire vertical length of the involved jaw bone done through its 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...