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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: Congenital absence of part or most of the ear is known as microtia. The reconstruction of microtia has a well established history which consists of removal of the remaining deformed ear cartilage and replacement with a hand carved rib graft framework. Soft tissue coverage of the ear framework typically comes from the elevation of Read More…
Background: The shape of the head is largely created by the skull bones with one exception….the side of the head. While there is bone on the side of the head, this bone is covered by the large temporal muscle. Running from the side of the eye and forehead the muscle covers the entire side of Read More…
Background: The shape of the head largely consists of a variety of convex curves regardless of the angle in which it is viewed. It has an oblong spherical shape in which each edge transition, as viewed from various angles, has differently shaped curves to it. Differently shaped heads will cause disruptions of these convex curves Read More…
Background: The shape of the African-American nose is typified by several common features. The nasal bridge is typically low, the nasal tip is wide and under projected and the nostrils are often flared or wide. These osteocartilaginous features combined with thick nasal skin create a nose that needs a combination of increased hard tissue support, Read More…
Background: There are several key differences between the male and female upper third of the face. The male forehead has prominent brow bones on its lower edge which are a combination of medial frontal sinus expansion mounds and lateral frontal bone ridges which extend into the lateral orbital rim. The suprabrow forehead has a minimally Read More…
Background: There are a wide variety of aesthetic head/skull shape deformities. One of the most common one that I see is the peaked head shape. From the front view the midline of the top of the head is the highest point with varying degrees of drop off from the midline of the skull down past Read More…
Background: Decreasing the projection of wide cheekbones can be done effectively by only one procedure, cheekbone reduction osteotomies. This well known procedure accomplishes this width reduction by a combination of anterior and posterior osteotomies The anterior osteotomy is done through an intraoral incision through the zygomatic body, the largest section of the cheekbone. The posterior Read More…
Background: While testicle implants are most commonly associated with the man who has lost a testicle, they are also done for pure aesthetic purposes as well. When used for cosmetic testicular enlargement they are designed to supplement two indwelling natural testicles. This can be done either by a side by side implant technique or a Read More…
Background: Cheek augmentation with implants has been around for over fifty years. While these implants have undergone various shape changes and are available in different materials over this time period, the most common cheek implant styles are oval in shape and are designed to augment the main zygomatic body. This creates an anterior cheek fullness Read More…
Background: Forehead reductions can consist of bony and soft tissue procedures. When vertical forehead reduction is desired this implies that the length of the forehead is too high. The number 6.5cms of vertical forehead length is often quoted as being the upper aesthetic limit of forehead length for females. To shorten this distance a frontal 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...