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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...
Rhinoplasty can have a wide variety of pleasing aesthetic effects. But there are also some undesirable nose shape changes that can occur particularly in the tip area. The tip of the nose is prone to the greatest number of undesired aesthetic changes from surgical manipulation because of its unique anatomic composition. It is the union Read More…
The most effective method to treat undereye hollows and flat cheeks associated with a skeletal deficiency (as evidenced by a negative orbital vector) is with custom infraorbital-malar implants. By augmenting the associated and connected skeletal parts around the eye and out onto the cheek produces a smooth augmentation that can look natural because of the Read More…
Preservation of nasal airway breathing is an essential element of rhinoplasty surgery. One of the frequently used maneuvers in nose reshaping is dorsal hump reduction which is the most frequent causes of decreasing airflow due to internal nasal valve collapse. To prevent this adverse postoperative event the use of middle vault spreader grafts has been Read More…
Revisional rhinoplasty frequently needs cartilage grafts to be successful. This is particularly relevant when structural deficiencies has occurred resulting in an underprojected nose, breathing difficulties due to middle vault collapse or both. Often, however, the regional harvest sites of the septum and ear have been exhausted or have insufficient volume for the needed nasal support Read More…
Rib cartilage provides a plentiful source of graft material for any rhinoplasty need. While its benefit is the volume it provides, its disadvantage is in its shape. Rib cartilage has variable thicknesses, is round in shape and is rarely straight. Carving it into the form needed for dorsal augmentation is always required and with that Read More…
The use of cartilage grafts is an essential need in many primary and revisional rhinoplasty surgeries. Most such grafts come from either direct anatomic proximity (septum) or from a regional source. (ear) But when these sites are inadequate due to lack of graft material or the volume of material exceeds their capacity, the more distant Read More…
Rhinoplasty frequently uses cartilage grafts to aid in the reshaping of the nose. They are used to either create a shape in the nose that did not exist before to providing support of native cartilage structures that have been altered. Most commonly septal cartilage is harvested and used, not only because of anatomic proximity, but Read More…
Background: A deviated septum is one of the most recognized of all deformities of the nose. It is typically seen on the outside as a nose that is deviated or twisted although not every deviated septum causes an externally deviated nose. One unique but not uncommon type of septal deformity is that of the Read More…
The hanging ala is one of the not uncommon nasal tip shape discrepancies seen in some Asian rhinoplasties. Effective techniques for lifting the hanging ala are limited to either direct excision along the alar rim or indirect excision along the alar crease above it. Each method has the issue of adverse scarring potential. In the Read More…
Nostril narrowing, also called nasal base reduction, is a common adjunctive procedure in rhinoplasty. Once the tip of the nose is narrowed or elongated the width of the nostrils may then appear too wide. As the final step in the rhinoplasty procedure the width of the nostrils is assessed and narrowed if so indicated. There 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...