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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...
Cosmetic skull deformities encompass a wide variety of concerns from flatness, pointy or high spots, ridges, bulges and asymmetries. But one of the most common head shape concerns is the flat back of the head. This specifically refers to varying degrees of lack of occipital projection, usually occupying an area between the top of Read More…
Background: Breast augmentation is completely successful at enlarging the breast mounds. While it is not without its potential complications due to being an implant placed in the body through surgery, by far its most common postoperative concerns are aesthetic in nature. Are the breasts the desired size and shape and how well do they match Read More…
Background: The most common area for liposuction on the body is the abdomen for both men and women. It is done very successfully for making a round belly flatter and providing some shape to an often rotund waistline. While one can never make a round abdomen into a flat and sculpted athletic one, removal Read More…
Background: Lip augmentation is a popular procedure that is most commonly done with the use of injectable fillers. Any of the family of hyaluronic-acid based fillers offers an immediate improvement in which the material can be placed in a variety of lip locations to create both increased size and/or enhancement of various lip features. Read More…
Background: Chin augmentation is a very common plastic surgery procedure that helps bring into balance the lower face with more projecting upper facial features. It is by far most commonly done with synthetic implants that provide varying amounts of increased horizontal projection as well as some width changes. Less frequently, sliding genioplasties (chin osteotomies) Read More…
Background: Aesthetic nasal deformities come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. While plastic surgeons have anatomic terminology to describe these nasal deformities, patients refer to them in much simpler and more visually apparent descriptions. It is extremely common that a patient presents for a rhinoplasty that wants to improve their ‘fat nose’. Read More…
Background: The arm lift, known technically as a brachioplasty, is the only skin tightening procedure that is done on the arm. Because of its long scar, it is an excisional procedure used almost exclusively in patients who have had a large amount of weight loss. Whether through bariatric surgery or by diet and exercise Read More…
Background: A strong jawline is perceived as a sign of masculinity and is a commonly desired feature of some men. Using implants is the only way to create a well-defined jawline through the triple approach of chin and jaw angle implants. While these implants are available in different materials from various manufacturers, their most Read More…
Background: Breast augmentation surgery is mainly associated with the size and shape of the implant, understandably so given its influence on the result. But the implant must be expertly placed in just the right location to have it exert its best effect. That is not always easy given the great variances in breasts between Read More…
Background: Noses have an incredible variety of shapes and are the most diverse and complex structural feature of the face. With over a dozen different anatomic facets to them, it is no wonder how different one’s nose is from another. But despite this structural diversity, there are several features of a nose that are 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...