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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 shape of the lower third of the nose is impacted by the shape of the nostrils and the central columella that runs between them. In both front and side views the cephalocaudal relationship between the alar rim and columella has a known set of values which is determined by a horizontal line drawn halfway Read More…
Background: Augmentation of the bridge of the nose, known as dorsal augmentation, is a common need in certain types of rhinoplasty surgeries. Low nasal bridges occur for a variety of reasons but the most common is genetic…this is just the way the nose developed. This is seen particularly in certain ethnicities such as Asian and Read More…
The width of the nostrils is the only soft tissue aspect of the nose that can be surgically altered through tissue removal. The base of the nostril contains neither cartilage or bone. It has only fibrofatty tissue and skin. This is unlike all other rhinoplasty maneuvers that add or subtract tissue rom the existing osteocartilaginous Read More…
Background: One of the rare types of developmental craniofacial deformities is that of Binder’s syndrome. Originally given the name of ‘Maxillonasal Dyostosis’ by von Binder over fifty years ago (now known as Naspmaxollary Hypoplasia) , the classic findings are a central facial hypoplasia that affects the front sinuses superiorly down to the anterior nasal spine. Read More…
Background: Dorsal augmentation is done for a wide variety of structurally deficient noses. When the amount of dorsal augmentation is small, the patient’s septum or ear harvest sites will produce adequate volume. But when the augmentation requirements are significant, rib grafts are needed if an autologous approach is desired. Rib grafts have a long history Read More…
Background: Rhinoplasty remains as the original and still the most popular of all facial reshaping procedures. By various changes to the underlying osteocartilaginous structure, the skin redrapes over it and reveals a new nasal shape, provided good skin retraction occurs postoperatively. While changing the bone and cartilages of the lower two-thirds of the nose has Read More…
While there are many potential adverse aesthetic issues that can occur after a rhinoplasty surgery, the pollybeak deformity is one of the most common. This refers to excessive fullness in the supratip area. This results in an upleasant roundness about the point of peak tip projection and disrupts a desired smooth dorsal line. It can Read More…
Paranasal augmentation is a specific form of midface skeletal enhancement that is isolated to the side of the nose. It is anatomically identified externally at the junction of the nose and the face along the alar-facial crease. This is a naturally flat to concave part of the face that can become exaggerated in certain type Read More…
Background: The shape of the tip of the nose is controlled by its underlying cartilaginous structure. Between the caudal end of the septum and the paired overlying lower alar cartilages, the shape of the tip of the nose and the nostrils are formed. Given the many variances of the size of these cartilage and how Read More…
Background: Cartilage grafting is an essential element of many rhinoplasties. Such cartilage grafts are used for two main purposes, structural support and augmentation. For most structural support needs (e.g., columellar strut, spreader grafts) the septal harvest site is usually adequate which may be supplemented by ear grafts. These graft harvest sites are also adequate for 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...