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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 ear has a complex topography on close inspection but is typically overlooked as it sits on the side of the head. It only takes on increased aesthetic significance when it sticks out too far from the side of the head. An increased auriculocephalic angle can be created by alterations in the shape of Read More…
Background: Like all bone and cartilage structures of the face there is an overlying layer of soft tissue and skin. For most of the face this soft tissue cover has no great anatomic significance and responds smoothly to the augmentation and reduction of the hard tissue changes underneath it. But the soft tissue cover of Read More…
Background: The skull has five surfaces or shapes which are open to aesthetic assessment. One of the most prominent in the male with a shaved head or closely cropped hair is the back of the head or the occipital skull. Often called the occiput or the occipital skull, technically this is not completely accurate when Read More…
Background: Hemifacial microsomia is a well known congenital facial deformity that affects the structures that develop from the first and second brachial arches. As a result anomalies develop that includes the ear, lower jaw and mouth areas. It is a spectrum of deformities which cause varying deformities of these facial structures and, while typically occurring Read More…
Background: Changes in the shape of the breasts over a woman’s lifetime are expected. The shape of the breast is far from a stable structure. The influences of gravity, weight changes, pregnancy and genetics all make for a side structure of the body which inevitably changes its shape. These changes are predictable in that the Read More…
Background: Vertical orbital dystopia is when the position of the eye on one side is lower than the other side. This most commonly occurs on a congenital basis as part of a developmental facial asymmetry. In these cases the entire side of the face may be affected where it is vertically shorter as measured between Read More…
Background: In total jawline augmentation/enhancement there are three treatment options that have evolved other the years. Originally standard chin and jaw angle implants have been used of various materials to try and create a more visible jawline. Secondly, multiple types of injectable fillers are now available that have different viscosities that can be placed to Read More…
Background: The occipital knob is a well recognized skull deformity with a central protrusion of bone at the bottom of the skull where the neck muscles attach. The knob is now by a variety of names such as inion or external occipital prominence. Like many common bony protrusions all over the craniofacial skeleton it has Read More…
Background: Proportions are one measurable assessment of facial attractiveness and are an important preoperative assessment in aesthetic facial reshaping surgery. One proportionate assessment is that of the facial thirds, specifically that of the horizontal thirds. Measured by upper third (hairline to glabella), middle third (glabella to subnasale) and lower third (subnasale to menton), these should Read More…
Background: Much is written on the topic of primary breast augmentation including the management of preoperative breast sagging. This is classically treated with an implant with some form of breast lift. Little is written, however, on a very common phenomenon seen many years after a primary breast augmentation…the development of breast sagging that develops in 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...