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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 most common aesthetic deformity of the lower jaw is asymmetry. Whether it is very visible or known only to the patient, lower jaw asymmetry is very common and is probably the norm rather than the exception. This is clearly evident in the many 3D CT scans I see where almost everyone has some Read More…
Background: In facial augmentation there are three methods to do so…injectable fillers, injectable fat and synthetic implants. Each has their own distinct advantages and disadvantages but none of these methods are perfect. With some surgeons advocate one over the other the reality is that they all have a valuable role to play and one often Read More…
Background: Minor asymmetries of the face are common and are usually more superficial and in the soft tissues. More significant facial asymmetries, however, usually involve the underlying bone. One of the most common areas of significant facial asymmetries involves the lower jaw. Being the only moveable bone on the face and developing from a paired Read More…
Background: The buccal lipectomy is a well known aesthetic defatting procedure to reduce the fullness of the cheeks. While it has a long surgical history it only more recently has become widely popular amongst surgeons and patients alike. Once shunned because of the risk of premature aging effects or inducing an undesired facial lipoatrophic appearance, Read More…
Background: Rib pain can develop from a variety of causes, many of which have a specific traumatic or incident history. Short of a rib fracture or underlying pathology in which the rib pain is a symptom, there are a variety of different causes of rib pain that typically have a specific event origin. While they Read More…
Background: While standard chin implants are effective for common projection deficiencies, they are not effective for more significant dimensional changes. One reason a chin implant can fail, therefore, is that was a poor selection based on the patient’s anatomic needs/aesthetic goals. In theory this outcome should be largely avoidable using preoperative imaging. But I have Read More…
Background: Custom jawline implants (CJI) provide the most effective bone augmentation method for the lower face. But it frequently is not the first jaw augmentation procedure done in some patients. Approximately 40% of CJI patients have a prior history of other more limited procedures. Standard chin and jaw angle implants, sliding genioplasties, chin wing osteotomies, Read More…
Background: While aging affects the whole face it often appears earliest and over time most significantly around the eyes. Excessive skin, fat bulges and wrinkles affect the eyelids and the skin around them. How much excessive skin that develops on the eyelids is a function of a variety of anatomic and genetic factors. But one Read More…
Background: Midface deficiencies present in a variety of external facial appearances depending upon the extent of the underlying lack of forward bone growth. In the lower midface it can present as a Class III malocclusion. In the upper midface it presents as an infraorbital rim deficiency and a negative orbital vector. More often than not Read More…
Background: The well known sliding genioplasty can create multiple aesthetic dimensional changes of the chin. Most commonly horizontal advancements are done with or without some vertical height changes. While very effective at horizontal advancements it does result in an abnormal contour to the bone. (step-off) The larger the horizontal advancement the more significant this contour 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...