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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: As breast augmentation is the most popular cosmetic body procedure done today, it is no surprise that it captures a wide range of female ages. Just as it has the interest of very young women, even under the age of 21, it has of equal interest to those older women 55 years and Read More…
Background: Large amounts of weight loss, whether from bariatric surgery or from other non-surgical methods, creates a lot of secondary body issues. The loss of subcutaneous fat causes deflation of the overlying skin, resulting in skin sagging and often interference with numerous normal bodily functions. The arms are a classic example of this expected phenomenon Read More…
Background: Occipital plagiocephaly is a well recognized skull shape deformity that is caused by deformational forces. Whether this is the result of intrauterine constraint, post delivery head positioning or both, the thin and malleable skull bones are prone to be inadvertently molded into a deformed shape. This classically appears as a flatness on one side Read More…
Background: Breast implant surgery works by the simple principle of placing a device under the breast tissues that pushes outward and creates a larger breast mound. Regardless of whether the implant is placed under the glandular tissue (subglandular) or partially or completely submuscular the outward result of a larger breast remains the same. Since the Read More…
Background: Gynecomastia, or male breast enlargement, occurs in a wide variety of forms and ages. While typically perceived as a condition that occurs in teens and young men as a reaction to elevated hormonal levels from puberty, gynecomastia occurs equally in older men as well. ‘Man boobs’ as they are often called can be an Read More…
Background: Liposuction is performed over many areas of the body, most commonly in the trunk region. (abdomen, chest and flanks) Its success is largely dependent on how well the overlying skin can retract after the underlying fat is removed. There are numerous types of liposuction that claim superior results if used. But the key to Read More…
Background: The shape and prominence of the lower jaw has a major influence on the perceived characteristic of a male. The more defined and stronger the jawline is the more masculine a man is perceived to be. That may or may not be actually true but the perception remains that it is. At the least Read More…
Background: Liposuction remains a popular and very effective method of body contouring through subcutaneous fat removal. While there are numerous types of liposuction, the surgeon’s technique and attention to detail is probably more important than any single liposuction technology. In essence the hands and experience of the surgeon always trumps technology. While men probably make Read More…
Background: Fat injections has become one of the most popular plastic surgery procedures in the past decade. Used for a wide variety of face and body procedures, variable voluminization amounts can be created. Body contouring obviously takes more fat to achieve its effect and is often combined with aggressive liposuction to get maximal fat harvest Read More…
Background: The shape of the skull can be almost as variable as each individual in many ways. But the one similar characteristic is that most skulls do have a smooth surface from the forehead to the back across the top. This is seen in many plain skull model examples where a smooth surface is usually 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...