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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: The most aggressive surgical approach to waistline narrowing is rib removal surgery. This is usually reserved for those patients that have been through traditional waist reduction techniques such as liposuction and tummy tucks. Some have had BBL surgery which focuses on enlarging the buttocks and hips below the waistline. When the results from these Read More…
Background: One of the considerations in rib removal surgery is the location of the lung. Anatomically they extend from just above the clavicle down to the 6th rib in the front and the 10th rib in the back…which is where we are most interested in rib removal surgery. It is also relevant to note that Read More…
Rib removal surgery for the purposes of aesthetic waistline reduction is a frequently misunderstood procedure. The name conjures up images of what is done in the surgery or how the surgery is done which leads to false perceptions about it. One of the best ways to understand the procedure better is to go through the Read More…
Background: The most common form of body reshaping surgery today is probably BBL or Brazilian Butt Lift surgery. Decades ago it was breast augmentation and a tummy tuck which was often done on older women usually past the child bearing years. (aka Mommy makeover) The difference in BBL surgery from traditional Mommy Makeovers is that Read More…
Background: The desire for waistline narrowing is universal for which conventional surgical approaches work most of the time. The most common waistline narrowing procedure is liposuction which reduces the subcutaneous fat layer between the skin and the muscle. Thinning this tissue layer combined with overlying skin retraction from the volume loss will work for most Read More…
Surgical waistline reduction is most commonly performed by traditional liposuction and tummy tucks. Liposuction has a more profound effect on reducing flank fullness and bringing in the waistline than most tummy tuck in which a horizontal tissue excision is performed with a midline fascial plication. But both together produces the most effective waistline reshaping and Read More…
Background: BBL surgery is well known around the world and is a purely autologous approach to changing the size of the buttocks. It is a fat redistribution approach and these effects are synergestic…a smaller waistline make the buttocks look bigger and vice versa. Such BBL surgery is dependent on how much fat one has to Read More…
Rib removal surgery for aesthetic waistline narrowing can be an effective procedure in the properly selected patient. It is typically performed in my extensive experience with the procedure in women who are either seeking a more pronounced shaped waistline that what they currently have or in the transgender MTF patient who is trying create some Read More…
In waistline narrowing surgery the distal sections of the lower free floating ribs are removed to allow the waistline to collapse inward. While the ribs are not the only structures supporting the width of the waistline they are the most rigid. Without rigid support the soft tissue layers of the waistline eventually contract down/inward, very Read More…
Background: Body contouring in the transgender male to female patient is fundamentally about creating curves which is associated with a more feminine appearance. There are a variety of procedures to do so including breast augmentation, waistline reduction and hip/buttock augmentation. Not every patient needs or wants all three areas treated although the best results comes 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...