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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:Liposuction is a well known surgical method of fat removal that has been available in the U.S. since 1981. It has gone through numerous technologic advancements, particularly in how the fat is mobilized prior to vacuum extraction. From ultrasonic to Smartlipo to Waterjet techniques, fat is being removed in an expanding variety of ways. But Read More…
Background: The heavy or fat neck is a common problem in younger patients who often have a concomitant body fat issue. The neck is often a symptom of the patient’s overall weight and its size may yo-yo very much like their body does with cyclical weight changes. But for many of these patients, weight loss Read More…
Background: One sign of masculinity is the size and shape of a man’s chest. This has been so since antiquity and is evidenced today from comic book characters to body building and muscle supplements. The one largest tissue component that gives a male chest its features is the pectoral muscles. The pectoral muscle is a Read More…
Background: Breast augmentation continues to be one of the most popular body plastic surgery procedures. Its popularity has increased because it is a very successful operation that has instantaneous results. No other plastic surgery procedure offers as much change in as short of an operative time. It is most sought after in younger females between Read More…
Background: The aesthetic appearance of the lower third of the face is defined largely by the size and shape of the underlying jaw bone. The support that the bone provides in the transition of the face into the neck creates one of the face’s most distinctive features. There are three aesthetic zones to this jawline Read More…
Background: The size and shape of the buttocks is an important part of the aesthetics of one’s body. The importance of size and shape varies amongst different cultures and ethnic groups. This has led to the popularity of buttock augmentation procedures, using either the insertion of an intramuscular implant or fat injections. Fat injections, known Read More…
Background: The ears are often a forgotten facial structure if they are normal in shape and blend into the side of the face. But when they stick out too far or have an abnormal shape or proportions, they become noticeable and an aesthetic liability. Such is the case with the large earlobe. The earlobe is Read More…
Background: Breast augmentation largely exerts its effect by expanding the breast tissue under which it is placed. When the overlying breast tissue is good (reasonably tight skin and a centric nipple position) the resulting larger breast mound is very aesthetically pleasing. When the overlying breast tissue is flawed (loose sagging skin and a low nipple Read More…
Background: Poland’s syndrome is a very well known set of congenital malformations involving one side of the chest and arm. The complete set of findings include a smaller hand with webbing and an underdeveloped sterno-clavicular portion of the pectoralis muscle. This results in a smaller chest on the affected side with a less developed nipple Read More…
Background:Changing the inherent shape of the African-American nose is one of the earliest forms of ethnic rhinoplasty in the U.S. The rhinoplasty goal is not to make it look like a Caucasian nose as this is both unnatural and often just ends up just creating an abnormal nose shape that does not fit the face. 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...