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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...
Reshaping of the nose with rhinoplasty surgery offers a lot of change possibilities to the osteocartilaginous support framework. Rhinoplasty surgery can not, however, just make any change that a patient wants. Thus it is important before surgery to educate the patient as to what realistically can and can not be done. One type of nose Read More…
The use of antibiotics in any form of surgery is ubiquitous. To decrease the risk of postoperative infection the administration of antibiotics, both intravenously during surgery as well as orally after surgery, is widely practiced and believed to be effective. This is certainly true in rhinoplasty surgery. Fear of infection is understandable given that nose Read More…
Background: The nose presents in a wide variety of shapes which are important to recognize when planning rhinoplasty surgery. One of these shapes is that known as the amorphous or juvenile nasal tip. It presents as a large bulbous nasal tip that is very soft and spongy. The nasal skin is thick and is greatest Read More…
Rhinoplasty is a general term that typically refers to external nose reshaping. But it is not uncommon that the very patient that has a desire to change the shape of their nose also has breathing difficulties due to internal structural issues. While most people think of nose breathing issues due to a septal deviation, other Read More…
Background: The nose by virtue of its central facial position and protruding structure is frequently exposed to traumatic injury. Its fixed osteocartilaginous structure can become displaced when enough force is applied. The type of nasal injury depends on the direction and amount of force to which it is exposed. Injuries that strike the nose directly Read More…
Rhinoplasty is a well known and commonly performed facial plastic surgery procedure. While all facial surgeries involve some degree of swelling and bruising as part of the recovery, surgical nose reshaping carries with it several unique elements to it on the way to the final aesthetic outcome. After all rhinoplasties a dressing is applied to Read More…
Rhinoplasty is a well known nose reshaping procedure that is commonly performed. While every patient who undergoes the procedure knows there is going to be a recovery period, it is understandable that most patients do not appreciate what is involved in the recovery and how long it really takes to see the final outcome from Read More…
The African-American rhinoplasty typically consists of several basic maneuvers to change the shape of the nose. Augmenting a low nasal bridge, lifting/narrowing and strengthening the nasal tip and narrowing the nostrils serve as the typical foundation for this type of rhinoplasty. When done together an uplifted and more narrow nose can be created. While the Read More…
Background: Rib removal is most commonly performed for aesthetic purposes for horizontal waistline reduction. During this procedure the free floating ribs (#s 11 and 12) and sometimes rib #10 are partially removed to allow the waistline soft tissues to collapse inward. As a result the procedure produces a lot of rib bone which is typically Read More…
Rhinoplasty surgery is an osteocartilaginous operation, meaning changes are made to the bone and cartilage supporting structures. Ultimately the final aesthetic results is in how these changes are done and how much they show through the overlying skin as it shrinks and contracts around the reshaped nasal framework. Such osteocartilaginous framework changes can be done 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...