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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: Occupying a third of the face the forehead is well known to have a gender specific shape and features. For this reason forehead procedures is one of the most common focuses of facial feminization surgery. In male to female forehead feminization the brow bone reduction procedure is most commonly associated with it and, while Read More…
Background: Testicle implants have a fairly long history of clinical use and their compositions have evolved over this time period. Like almost all aesthetic body implants they have their origin as either a solid or silicone gel-filled oval shaped implant. They had a tab on one end to serve as a point of suture fixation Read More…
Background: The success of shoulder width narrowing by clavicle reduction osteotomies depends on stable plate and screw fixation. Holding the bones in place until the body starts to knit the two cut ends together requires them to be held in stable proximity for the first month after surgery. Such fixation success depends on having a Read More…
Background: Pectus excavatum is a well known congenital chest deformity that when severe enough justifies surgical correction. The historic operation is the Ravitch procedure introduced back in the early 1950s. It has become improved and is now for some time been performed as the modified Ravitch procedure in which the sternum and surrounding structures are Read More…
Background: Enhancing a face can imply a wide range of procedures. But for the younger patient who does not have appreciable signs of facial aging, it refers to improving its underlying structural support. Having the bone structure become more visible creates a more defined facial appearance. This augmentation of the facial bones can be done Read More…
Background: The soft tissue chin pad wraps over and around the bony end of the chin. Its movement is affected by a variety of muscles, most commonly the mentalis muscle which pulls the chin pad upward and protrudes the lower lip. But the movement of the chin pad can be affected by other muscles and Read More…
Background: Aesthetic augmentation of the midface has historically been done using a set of available standard implant shapes. Cheek and tear trough implants have their roles but are best used on top of a more normal skeletal framework for modest aesthetic enhancements. In more significant midface retrusions there is a comprehensive skeletal deficiency that can Read More…
Background: Chin augmentation for many patients can largely be a one dimensional operation. For those who do not need any vertical change (lengthening or shortening) and width is not a significant concern, then the amount of horizontal augmentation desired in profile becomes the goal and measure of success of the surgery. Regardless of how the Read More…
Background: Pectoral implants are used for male chest enhancement and, most commonly, are done for the same reason women get breast implants. (lack of adequate development) Males with small chest muscles who just want to have a normal chest or want some chest enhancement over what they have achieved by their exercise program make up Read More…
Background: Otoplasty is a very common aesthetic ear surgery that has a long history of various techniques to lessen the appearance of the protruding ear. Regardless of the technique used the goal is to being the ear to a more pleasing position along the side of the head. What the position is has an ideal 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...