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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: There are a wide variety of adult skull shape deformities some of which fit into standard shapes. One of these is the peaked head shape which can be easily recognized. When seen frontally the head has an inverted V shape or looks like a rooftop. This appears as a high sagittal ridge with narrow Read More…
Background: Body contouring in the transgender male to female patient is fundamentally about creating curves which is associated with a more feminine appearance. There are a variety of procedures to do so including breast augmentation, waistline reduction and hip/buttock augmentation. Not every patient needs or wants all three areas treated although the best results comes Read More…
Background: Since the forehead occupies 1/3 of the total face surface area it has a significant aesthetic influence on the perception of one’s appearance. While the forehead lacks any of the dynamic landmarks that make up the rest of the face (eyes, nose and mouth) one might assume that it has few aesthetic features to Read More…
Background: The appearance of the scrotum is created by what lies within (testicles) and its musculocutaneous cover. (scrotal skin) While each plays an important aesthetic role in the appearance of the scrotum, when it comes to size it is the testicles that define how big it is. Making the natural testicles appear bigger is properly Read More…
Background: Plagiocephaly is the most well known congenital/developmental skull deformity outside that of the craniosynostoses. Because the skull shape deformations may be mild to moderate in severity and there are no functional neurologic sequelae associated with them, it is presumed by some patients and practitioners in particular that there is no reasonable treatment for the Read More…
Background: The webbed neck is a unique congenital deformity that is easily identified by its appearance. The neck skin webs are associated with widening of the trapezius muscle as well. It can be debated as to whether the neck webs represent an excess of tissue or normal tissue that is abnormally displaced to the side. Read More…
Background: Augmentation of a deficient of flat back of the head is one of the most common skull reshaping requests. Most likely this area of the skull experiences the greatest deformational forces between lying in the womb as a fetus and in sleeping positions in infancy and childhood. There are also certain ethnic groups that Read More…
Background: Male chest enhancement usually refers to the size of the pectoralis major muscle which creates definition and shape to the chest. While fat reduction by liposuction around the outer border of the muscle may offer some modest improvement in the shape of the chest (liposculpture), pectoral muscle augmentation offers the greatest male chest shape Read More…
Background: One of most common requests in skull reduction surgery is that for protrusions on the back of the head. Whether it is smaller projections like an occipital knob to larger ones like an occipital bun, the back of the head in profile view takes on great aesthetic significance particularly in the shaved or short Read More…
Background: In chin augmentation surgery there are a wide variety of chin implant styles and sizes. The vast majority of standard chin implant options provide a horizontal augmentation effect which for most patients works just fine. The one exception is when a vertical chin deficiency exists which is the most underdiagnosed dimensional chin deficiency. While 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...