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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...
The concept of beauty has changed over time and does vary amongst different cultures. But the basic tenets of beauty, proportion and symmetry, are timeless and unchanging. Thousands of years ago Nefertiti was considered the most beautiful of all women with her arched brows, high cheekbones, and slim nose. In the 1950s, Grace Kelly was Read More…
What makes anyone want to have cosmetic surgery? Such motivation lies in the combination of physical concerns, whether from aging or from genetics, and the hope of a relatively quick improvement. Even if the physical improvement is not permanent, and many cosmetic surgery results are not, the desire for physical change and self-image improvement can Read More…
While more people than ever before are having plastic surgery, many of them are not new patients to the experience. Traditional thinking is that once one has a procedure, it is a one-time experience. And that the increase in the number of plastic surgery procedures performed in the past decade has been new patients. But Read More…
Unlike many plastic surgery procedures that are performed in outpatient centers (e.g., breast augmentation, facelifts etc), body contouring is more extensive and invasive surgery. Some bariatric surgery patients also have associated medical conditions which may lead to increased complications form surgery or anesthesia. The question then becomes as to the safety of extensive body Read More…
Memorial Day is the annual remembrance and recognition in the United States of all members of the Armed Services that have sacrificed for the freedoms that we continue to enjoy today. From Lexington and Concord to Bagdad and Kabul, millions of men and women have given in incalculable ways some of even the ultimate sacrifice. Read More…
Plastic surgery has been around almost as long as there has been recorded history and may be regarded as one of the oldest healing arts in medicine. Ancient Egypt and India have records of body alterations and reconstructive procedures as long as 4000 years ago. But nothing advanced the techniques in Plastic Surgery as much Read More…
The Guinness Book of World Records has many accomplishments, some noteworthy and others just downright weird. It should be no surprise then there is a world record for the person who has had the most number of cosmetic plastic surgery procedures. As of 2011 that record is credited to Cindy Jackson who lives in the Read More…
There are actually very few operations in plastic surgery that involve the insertion of a plastic material. This surgical specialty has an artifactual image that is created because it is confused with a modern invention. Plastic surgery as a medical specialty has been around since the 16th century and its name comes from the Greek Read More…
Plastic surgery is a journey that starts with a desire or concern that becomes a process from the consultation to the last bit of recovery after surgery. Like all journeys, people have many different physical and emotional experiences that tell more than just what the final physical change has become. One can easily look at Read More…
The father of modern day plastic and cosmetic surgery is credited to Italian surgeon Gaspare Tagliacozzi who lived from 1545 to1599. He is best known for developing a technique to transfer arm tissue to the face, known as a pedicled arm flap. This was particularly needed for the reconstruction of a disfigured or amputated nose. 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...