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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: The shape of the neck is one of the most important aesthetic facial areas. Having a shapely neck allows the chin and the jawline to be more clearly seen which not only creates improved facial definition but creates a more youthful look. This is evidenced in patients who undergo weight loss and those who Read More…
Background: Facial lipoatrophy is the loss of facial fat which has various causes. Genetics, aging, weight loss and side effects of medications can all create variable degrees of facial fat loss. While fat exists throughout the face in the subcutaneous plane and around the eyes, the largest concentrated fat depot is in the buccal space. Read More…
Background: The shape of the forehead is very gender specific and these differences are well known. The male forehead has prominent brow ridges, a brow bone break and a forehead that has a slight backward slope. The female forehead has no visible brow ridging or break and a more convex shape as it extends upward Read More…
Background: Skull shape deformities are not typically perceived as an aesthetic problem. But just because they are not common does not mean they are not just as significant to someone who has it nor that they can not be improved satisfactorily. There are a wide range of aesthetic skull deformities that affect its entire length Read More…
Background: Significant or extreme weight loss is defined as any amount over 75 lbs. or more. Such amounts of weight loss are most commonly caused by bariatric bypass, sleeve and gastric stapling procedures. Although there are some patients who do lose such large amounts of weight by their own diet and exercise efforts. One of Read More…
Background: Rhinoplasty is one of the most popular cosmetic surgery operations in teenagers. While the basics techniques of nasal reshaping in teen rhinoplasty are no different than that in adults, there are numerous unique aspects to it that influence its timing and potential interpretation of the results. Teen rhinoplasty is usually very seasonal, with teenagers Read More…
Background: The bulge in the center of just about any neck is the result of the laryngeal prominences. These are two large plates of paired cartilages who have a primary function to provide protection of the very important vocal cords from injury The size or prominence of these cartilages is highly influenced by hormones which Read More…
Background: Aging of the face affects all structures but none are more noticeable, both early and late in the process, than that of what occurs around the eyes. One of those changes is a sag or lowering of the eyebrows. Due to frequent motion of the muscles which often pulls them down and the long-term Read More…
Background: The chin has a major impact on the appearance of the lower face. While most think of it as only from a horizontal projection perspective, its frontal shape has a major influence on the gender identification to whom it is attached. Men often have strong more square chin shapes in the front view while Read More…
Background: The sliding genioplasty is a powerful changer of chin shape that dates back to its first description in the early 1940s. It is not used nearly as often as a chin implant due to being a more invasive procedure that requires greater technical expertise and experience to perform. But it historically offers the advantages 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...