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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: Cheek implants have been used for female midface enhancement for decades. While injectable techniques have come to dominate cheek augmentation today the use of implants still have a useful role to play. Current standard implants are designed to create an anterior cheek fullness which varies in the level of apple cheek fullness that it Read More…
Background: Surgical reduction of the shape of the waistline is typically achieved by commonly performed procedures of liposuction and tummy tuck surgeries. But when the results from these procedures are insufficient or there is not enough fat or loose skin to undergo them, the last surgical procedure to consider is rib removal surgery. This is Read More…
Background: In the congenitally narrow head the sides appear not wide enough for the height of the skull. This is most easily seen in the forehead and anterior temporal area which appears ’pinched’ or indented. One’s hair may hide the rest of the narrow side of the head but it usually extends all the way Read More…
Background: The custom jawline implant offers a preoperative design approach to jaw augmentation. While exerting a potentially powerful effect the relationship between the implant’s design and its aesthetic effect is not completely predictable. A custom implant’s design is not yet an exact science. There is no current design software that can show exactly what the Read More…
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…
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...