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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 sliding genioplasty is a versatile chin reshaping procedure that has as its main advantage being an autologous procedure. Cutting and moving one’s chin bone has a very low rate of infection (I have only seen one) and assured healing every time. (in my experience) Despite its more invasive nature it is a safe Read More…
Background: The most visible dimension of the forehead is its vertical length. This perception is completely controlled by the location of the hairline which varies greatly amongst men and women. The edge of the frontal hairline can be changed in certain patients who have a good hairline density along the frontal edge and if it Read More…
Background: The shape of an aesthetically desirous forehead in a female is distinctly different than that of a male. The absence of brow bones is an obvious difference but the overall shape of the forehead is rounder with more vertical inclination. Equally important is the transition into the temporal area which should be seemless as Read More…
Background: The gummy smile is a well known aesthetic oral deformity where excessive gum show appears when smiling. The accepted amount of gum show when smiling is 1 to 2mms at most. Such gummy smile appearances can occur for two reasons, excessive maxillary vertical length and/or a hyperdynamic smile motion. (excessive upper lip pull) Vertical Read More…
Background: The face develops from paired brachial arches as an embryo which meet in the middle and fuse to form a complete paired face. This is a remarkably complex interaction and it is miraculous that to works as well as it does the vast majority of time in making a fairly symmetric face. But despite Read More…
Background: Chin augmentation is primarily about an increase in the horizontal dimension. This is why the vast majority of before and after results seen are only shown in the profile view. It is also why most preoperative imaging is also done in the side view as well. While one can have a debate about how Read More…
Background: The testicles in a male play both a functional and an aesthetic role. Their aesthetic role is diminished when a testicle is lost or missing and is the main reason testicular implants were developed. The placement of testicle implants into a lost space poses no ‘occupancy’ problems since they are filling a previously occupied Read More…
Background: The sliding genioplasty is the autologous option for chin augmentation that has both its advocates and advantages in the properly selected patient. In the ‘average’ chin augmentation patient, where horizontal augmentation is the need, it completes with chin implants and the decision between the two must be carefully considered by the patient. When the Read More…
Background: The position of he corners of the mouth are a balance between numerous muscle attachments. These muscles include the levator angle oris, the zygomaticus, the orbicularis oris and the depressor angle oris. Activation of these muscle produces different effects on the mouth corners either pulling it up, down, or out to the sides. While Read More…
Background: Lack of adequate development of the midface is a not uncommon facial developmental deformity and is most commonly seen in certain ethnicities. In its most significant form combined orthodontic-orthognathic surgery approaches are needed to treat both the functional and aesthetic sequelae from a midface that lacks adequate forward projection. Far more commonly are natural 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...