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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...
Waistline narrowing is ideally achieved by diet and exercise. When this is not effective surgical methods such as liposuction and tummy tucks can exceed what non-surgical efforts can do. But for those that desire to go further, or make the maximal effort for waistline reduction, there is the surgical procedure of rib removal. Rib removal Read More…
The surgical method for waistline narrowing, behind that of traditional soft tissue removals, is that of rib removal surgery. There are different interpretations of what rib removal surgery is as there is no one definitive technique given the infrequent patient requests and the very few surgeons who actually have any knowledge or actual experience in Read More…
Background: The mid-body region for contouring can be done by a variety of surgical procedures. The most well known and commonly done are liposuction, fat transfer augmentations and buttock implants. This collection of now standard procedures can satisfy most patient’s needs for a smaller waistline, larger and more shapely buttocks and, in some cases, even Read More…
The traditional methods of waistline narrowing, such as liposuction and tummy tucks, are very effective for most women. But when one seeks more than these procedures can achieve, deeper anatomic manipulation is needed. Once beyond skin and fat the lone remaining structures are muscle and ribs. Reducing these two internal structures is what constitutes the Read More…
Removal of parts of ribs for body contouring is most commonly associated with waistline narrowing. This relates specifically to the lower ribs, the so called floating ribs (#11 and 12), although in my technique I remove part of rib #10 as well. While this posterior ribcage area is the common aesthetic rib removal area, an Read More…
Background: Waist reduction surgery is typically achieved by traditional procedures such as liposuction and tummy tucks. But for thinner patients who lack any substantial abdominal skin laxity or subcutaneous fat collections, such traditional reduction methods are not of use. Any effort at further waist reduction must be focused on deeper structures such as muscle and Read More…
Background: The width/shape of the waistline is influenced by numerous anatomic factors, much of which is soft tissue related. The amount of overlying skin, thickness of the subcutaneous fat layer, lateral projection of the latissimus dorsi muscle and even the intra-abdominal space/contents all influence the girth of the waistline. The one hard tissue contribution to Read More…
There are many myths and misconceptions regarding waist reduction surgery by rib removal. Most of these are based on a failure to understand the anatomy of the lower ribs and the surrounding soft tissues. Having removed hundreds of ribs for purposes of aesthetic waist reduction, I have developed insights into why rib removal has an Read More…
Background: Waist reduction can be done by a variety of surgical techniques. Standard and well used techniques include liposuction, lateral fascial plication during a tummy tuck as well as non-surgical methods of weight loss and exercise. For the vast majority of patients the waist reduction obtained by these type of standard approach is aesthetically sufficient. Read More…
Background: While the ribs are designed to provide protection and support of the lungs and other internal organs, there are instances where their very structure can be a source of pain. This is most relevant in ribs #11 and #12 which are both unattached on their anterior ends and point very obliquely downward. One source 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...