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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: Chin augmentation using an implant is commonly viewed as a ‘simple and easy’ procedure. It is certainly the least complicated of all facial implant procedures as it involves only a single implant placement on the front edge of the chin bone. And while there are few anatomic obstacles on the way to the chin, Read More…
Background: The back of the head is prone to having several types of aesthetically unfavorable bony projections. These come from the occipital bone which makes up all of the lower back of the head. Its primary function is to protect the brain from trauma and provides a broad surface for the muscle attachments of the Read More…
Background: Silicone injections to the genitals (penis and scrotum) is a known method for aesthetic enlargement of these genital structures. While not an FDA-approved procedure or injection material it is often done outside the U.S.. Such silicone injections create their effect as the material is non-resorbable. The body has no known enzymes to break the Read More…
Background: Microstomia is defined as a shortened size of the mouth that causes some functional impairment. There are multiple causes of microstomia from congenital to traumatic. There is also aesthetic microstomia, better called a small mouth, which has no functional impairment but is aesthetically out of balance to the rest of the facial features. Microstomia Read More…
Background: The effects of deformational plagiocephaly are most significantly seen on the back of the head. This is not surprising as most of the potential deformation comes from either how the fetus is positioned in utero or how the baby lies after birth. While not conclusively proven, although a biologically sound theory, is that the Read More…
Background: The most commonly performed body tightening procedure by excision is the tummy tuck. Through a horizontally oriented excision of skin and fat the abdomen or lower anterior/ventral torso is tightened horizontally in the direction of the excision. As part of that procedure the vertically oriented rectus muscle/fascia is also tightened creating a bidirectional tightening/narrowing Read More…
Background: The shape of the male forehead is dominated by three physical features. The presence of brow bone protrusions, a slight backward slope to the forehead and an overall more square shape are the main characteristics of the masculine forehead. In profile view the amount of brow bone projection and the slope of the forehead Read More…
Background: The shape of the forehead is well known to be gender specific with distinctly different features for both men and women. While there are variations amongst these gender specific features (e.g., slope and width of the forehead) an excessive forward projection of the upper forehead (frontal bossing) is abnormal whether it occurs in either Read More…
Background: Plagiocephaly is the most recognized deformational skull shape deformity in both children and adults. While it affects the entire skull to some degree the back of the head is usually the most affected, often initiated in utero or shortly after birth. While many assume that the flat back of the head is an irrelevant Read More…
The sliding genioplasty is a commonly performed and effective method for specific types of chin augmentation. One of the risks of the surgery is lower lip tightening and contracture. (lip shortening) One of the primary causes of this postoperative problem is the bony step off caused by the advanced chin bone. This creates a dead 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...