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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: The size of the male scrotum is a function of the two testicular bodies contained in the amount of scrotal tissue and skin that surrounds them. There is no scrotal size numbers or measurements that is the right amount or the proper aesthetic size on a general basis. Scrotal size is subject to each Read More…
Background: Shoulder reduction surgery is both a visual and measured type of change. What ultimately counts is how the appearance of the shoulder changes (looks less wide or square) as well as how it improve clothing options. But because a certain amount of bone is removed the changes came also be quantified by external measurements Read More…
Background: The clavicle is the only horizontally oriented bone in the body whose primary function is to keep the shoulder at a distance from the sternum and ribcage. But do doing the arm can have an adequate range of motion. It is a load-bearing bone in which its size (defined as its diameter) will be Read More…
Background: In female chin augmentation, whether it is done by implant or a bony advancement, consideration must be given to avoiding an aesthetic over correction. The traditional cephalometric measurements that indicate the ideal position of the chin does not really apply to most women. What matters aesthetically is not what the bone or soft tissue Read More…
Background: The custom infraorbital-malar implant is the most commonly used custom facial implant design in the midface. Because of its unique infraorbital and malar composite design a horizontal augmentation is achieved from the inside of the eye out well onto the zygomatic arch. This is effective because many patients with infraorbital deficiencies also have cheek Read More…
Background: Plagiocephaly is one of the most recognized skull shape abnormalities. It refers to a twisted skull, as seen from above, most commonly with a counter clockwise rotation. While it affects the entire skull shape, including all five of its surfaces, its greatest impact is on the back of the head. A profound unilateral flattening Read More…
Background: Osteomas are benign bony growths that develop on the outer surface of a bone. (outgrowth of the outer cortical layer) While they can occur anywhere on the body they are very common on the skull with the forehead being a frequent location. Their cause is always clear and many occur for no obvious reason. Read More…
Background: The hips, while occupying the side of the upper outer leg, have diverse areas of potential augmentation. Traditional hip augmentation typically refers to the soft tissue area below the iliac crest and extending down to or even beyond the greater trochanter of the femur. A variety of implants have been developed for this hip Read More…
Background: The nose has a wide variety of shapes due to its complex composition of cartilage and bony structures. The tip of the nose represents the best example of that being formed by the intersection of five different cartilages including the septum, the lower alar cartilages and the upper alar cartilages. As a result how Read More…
Background: Temporal hollowing results from lipoatrophy which can occur for a variety of reasons from aging to medical conditions. Variety methods have been used treat it, most of which are injectable, but the only permanent method are implants. Temporal implants are unique from all other aesthetic facial implants in that they are designed to augment 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...