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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: Removal of a section of the horizontal length of the clavicle is an effective method for shoulder width reduction. (shoulder narrowing) After the segment of bone is removed a single superior plate or double plate fixation (superior and anterior plates) is applied for bone fixation to allow primary bone healing. These plates are strong Read More…
Background: Flatness of the back of the head is the most frequently seen aesthetic skull deficiency. Since the back of the head is laid on or against since early in development during the formative time of skull development, this is not a a surprise. There are many manifestations of flat areas on the back of Read More…
Background: The skeletal support of the nose is the central maxilla known as the pyriform rim area. This is a collection of bones around the nasal airways which have a pear-shape (hence the name pyriform) consisting of the nasal bones superiorly, the nasal processes of the maxilla laterally and the horizontal processes of the maxilla Read More…
Background: The most common form of an aesthetic otoplasty is to setback protruding ears. This has been done for over a century using a large number of different techniques that focus on reshaping the ear cartilage through bending/scoring and suture fixation. Most of these different setback otoplasty techniques are done through open exposure with an Read More…
Background: Jawline augmentation with standard implants employs ‘spot’ augmentation at its corners. (chin and jaw angles) Custom implant augmentation, however, covers the entire jawline and, as a result, has a more profound and complete effect on the lower third of the face. Because of its circumferential coverage it provides a true three dimensional change to Read More…
Background: Pectoral implants for men are in theory the aesthetic equivalent of breast implants in women. While this is true as a method of aesthetic chest enhancement, there are numerous significant differences between them. Those differences can be traced to what the anatomic enhancement is meant to achieve. For women the end result is an Read More…
Background: The chin is most commonly thought of as being deficient in the horizontal dimension. But there are also instances where the chin may have adequate forward projection but is deficienct in length or height. This is the most frequently overlooked dimensional deficiency of the chin in my experience as it is not uncommon to Read More…
Background: Augmentation by numerous methods is by far the most common aesthetic lip procedure. Going the other way, as in lip reductions, is a much more uncommon lip size change. But there are patients who feel embarrassed by the natural size of their lips and desire them to be reduced. In addition to its infrequency Read More…
Background: While the vast majority of buttock augmentations are done using an autologous fat injection technique, implants still have a valuable role to play in buttock augmentation/reshaping efforts. One would think that fat injections would have relegated implants to a very diminished role but the exact opposite is true. Fat injections have created an ever Read More…
Background: While cheek implant augmentation has been performed for decades there is no uniform change that all patients seek. While standard cheek implant styles and sizes exist the effects they create are uniformly desired by all. Understanding the exact dimensional changes to the cheek will determine if standard implants, modified standard implants or custom cheek 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...