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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: While rhinoplasty is a commonly performed nose reshaping procedure it is also important to not compromise its airflow function. This has been a basic tenant of modern day rhinoplasty surgery and is the origin of such contemporary adjunctive techniques such as dorsal roof preservation, spreader grafts as well as to some degree the columellar Read More…
Background: One frequent request in rhinoplasty is for dorsal augmentation or building up the bridge of the nose. This requires a graft or implant material to do so, particularly when the augmentation need is significant. Because of these two very different nasal augmentation options there is considerable controversy and strong surgical opinions about which approach Read More…
Background: The nose has a wide variety of shapes due to its complex composition of cartilage and bony structures. The tip of the nose represents the best example of that being formed by the intersection of five different cartilages including the septum, the lower alar cartilages and the upper alar cartilages. As a result how Read More…
Background: The tip of the nose is essentially a collection of free-floating cartilages that is suspended by ligaments to the rigidly fixed upper lateral cartilages and septum. This is why the tip of the nose is freely mobile which helps protect it against trauma. Some have appropriately described the nasal tip like a spring of Read More…
Background: In rhinoplasty surgeries patients are seeking to reshape their nose by removing obvious disproportionate features. This could be a large dorsal hump, a wide nasal tip or flared nostrils to name a few. Their goal is to bring the nose into a standard shape and proportions which has been classically described and accepted. While Read More…
Background: The tip of the nose is the most common area that is changed in many rhinoplasty surgeries. It is an anatomically complex structure of the nose due to the merging of the paired lower alar cartilages and the midline septum. This cartilage confluence is frequently referred to as a tripod concept from an architectural Read More…
Background: The tip of the nose is the most common area that is changed in many rhinoplasty surgeries. It is the most anatomically complex part of the nose due to the confluence of the lower alar cartilages, septum and the nostril openings. As a result there are a large number of technical maneuvers to change Read More…
Background: Changes to the tip of the nose are a frequent part of many rhinoplasty surgeries. A typical full rhinoplasty incorporates changes from the bony upper part of the nose down through and including the tip of the nose. Contemporary rhinoplasty surgery is based on adding structural support to reshaped areas, particularly the tip, to Read More…
Background: The tip of the nose represents the visible part of an open rhinoplasty but also where the most reshaping changes may be needed and seen. The confluence of the lower alar cartilages, septum and the nostril openings make for a unique end of the nose shape that is unique for each person. As a Read More…
The nostrils are essentially the only non-osteocartilaginous part of the nose that can be surgically modified. While the lower alar cartilages do provide some structural support this is closer to the tip than the nostril base. The lateral or base of the nose is composed only of soft tissues regardless of how wide or narrow 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...