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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: Reconstruction of the ear from traumatic injuries, cancer resections and congenital deformities has a long history of numerous techniques available to do so. But the hardest part of the ear to successfully create or rebuild is its smallest part, the lobule. This suspended piece of skin and fat lacks any cartilage support and its Read More…
Background: Macrotia is an aesthetic ear condition where it appears too big. This usually refers to the height or length of the ear from top to bottom. (Top of the helical rim down to the bottom end of the earlobe) There are well known anthropometric measurements for men and women as to what the ear Read More…
Background: The male rhinoplasty patient usually requests several basic nose shape improvements. The most common ones are to have a straight dorsal line (hump removal), improve a low hanging nasal tip and/or achieving a slimmer nose particularly in the tip area. While there are variations in requesting these basic changes the broad, fat or wide Read More…
Solid masses of the forehead appear as round immobile protrusions. They are visually unavoidable given the broad surface area of the forehead. They start out as small discrete round bumps and then gradually over time get bigger. How big they get is uncertain but anywhere from a the size of an eraser to a quarter Read More…
Background: When designing a custom jawline implant there are five areas to consider for dimensional management. These include the chin, jaw angles (2) and the body area between the chin and the jaw angles. (2) While all are important in creating the overall jaw augmentation effect, the chin area often garners the most attention given Read More…
Background: Orthognathic surgery has been around for almost 75 years and has evolved in its applications. While one used exclusively when there was an existing malocclusion to realign the dentoaveolar relationships into a more centric bite relationship, its uses has expanded to even when a good occlusal interdigitation exists. (orthodontically created or not) Today bimax Read More…
Background: There is a natural alignment of the lower eyelid with eyeball for functional purposes that also has an aesthetic effect. Unlike the upper eyelid opens and closes the lower eyelid has less dynamic action. It largely is suspended from one side of the bony orbit to the other like a clothesline with its lid Read More…
Background: Shoulder narrowing is a conceptually straightforward reduction of the length of the clavicle bone. But executing it successfully within the confines of a small skin incision imposes some technical challenges. And there is little room for error in ensuring that a successful bony union occurs across the gap between the two bone ends. Getting Read More…
Background: Muscular enlargement of the upper arms is most commonly and successfully done by weight lifting. Arm implants exist to achieve this similar effect to either bypass the weightlifting process or to enhance it beyond what one can do on their own. Arm implants have one advantage over weightlifting …they are permanent and don’t require Read More…
Background: The sliding genioplasty is an effective chin augmentation procedure. In certain types of aesthetic chin surgery it is a better alternative than an implant. But it is not a complication free procedure. One of its potential side effects is long term tightness. The chin has an uncomfortable tight feeling which may affect the mobility 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...