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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...
Rib removal for aesthetic purposes is most commonly done for waistline reduction or narrowing. It is most commonly done in thinner women who desire the maximal waistline reduction beyond what weight loss and exercise can achieve. It is also done in transgender females who strive to have more of an hourglass shape but have a Read More…
The most perceived reason that rib removal surgery is performed is for narrowing of the anatomic waistline. This is done by removing portions of ribs 11and 12 and sometimes even rib #10. This operation works because it removes the outward support of the musculature that occurs from the very downward projecting terminal 11 and 12 Read More…
Background: Waistline reduction is effectively achieved by good weight control and exercise for the majority of people. Those with more difficulty in helping reduce the waistline may resort to surgical approaches from liposuction, a tummy tuck or some combination there of. These traditional abdominal surgical approaches will produce very satisfactory waistline improvements in most everyone. Read More…
Rib removal surgery is highly misunderstood from both surgeons and the public alike. Often viewed and described as an extreme and dangerous, it is neither. While it is for the most motivated female who seeks maximal reshaping of their waistline, it is no more radical than some other cosmetic body surgeries. But because it is Read More…
Background: Rib removal surgery is commonly associated with waistline reduction through removal of portions of ribs #11 and 12. (and sometimes #10 as well) This creates a width reduction of the anatomic waistline by removing some of the lateral ribcage support which allows the soft tissue to ‘fall in’ more. This is historically and most Read More…
Rib removal is done for waistline reshaping. This could be for waistline narrowing (posterior ribs #10, 11 and 12) or for waistline lengthening or correction of subcostal protrusions. (ribs #7, 8, 9) Rib removal is done through small incisions on the back or at the bottom of the ribcage in front. (and occasionally through a Read More…
Background: Modifications of the ribcage can be done for a variety of body contouring reasons. Most commonly posterior rib removals are done for anatomic waistline narrowing. By removing the ends of ribs 10, 11 and 12, the width of the waistline can be narrowed in width by removing the ‘obstructions’. This is ribcage modification done Read More…
Background: Rib removal surgery has been done so infrequently that it is a highly misunderstood cosmetic body contouring procedure. While it sounds extreme, and it is certainly for the most motivated, it is neither a dangerous or a radical operation. It is a procedure that is based on an understanding of the lower shape of Read More…
Background: A more narrow waistline is a desire of just about anyone that does not have one. While both men and women seek a more narrow waistline, a woman’s perception of a more narrow waistline is different than that of a man’s. A man sees his waistline as at the belt or pant line. A Read More…
Waistline narrowing by rib removal is almost an urban myth. There is a lot of internet chatter and interest in the procedure but it is hard to actually find a surgeon who does it or a patient who has had it. In reality, it is a plastic surgery procedure that is done but only by 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...