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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...
Trauma to the ribcage is a not uncommon event. Most of the time blunt trauma causes bruising and swelling otherwise known as contusions to the ribcage. But in some cases fractures of the ribs can also occur. While the bony arc of the ribs can be fractured, a very common site of fracture is the Read More…
Rib removal in aesthetic surgery is associated with waistline narrowing. Once thought to be a myth, the partial removal of the downwardly sloped free floating ribs is a valid surgical procedure that does remove bony support of the lateral waistline. But to make the procedure effective there are some basic steps to maximize its potential Read More…
Rib removal surgery for aesthetic waistline reduction is based on the premise that the free floating ribs provide support to the lateral waistline. Thus removing them would allow the waistline to collapse/fall inward. This is conceptually true as any diagram, drawing or illustration of the lower end of the rib cage for ribs #11 and Read More…
Rib removal surgery is the end stage approach to waistline reduction. When every other conventional means has failed to achieve the desired effect, tissue support removal below the subcutaneous fat level is the last barrier to more narrow waistline. Surprising perhaps to some, patients that seek this surgery usually already have fairly small waistlines. Their Read More…
The lowest end of the rib cage is known as the floating ribs. (#s 11 and 12) A rib is defined as floating if its end is not attached to either another rib above it (like #10) or to the sternum. (like ribs # 6, 7 or 8) In rare cases rib #10 may also Read More…
Background: The shape of one’s waistline is influenced by a variety of tissue elements. These consist from the outside inward the skin, subcutaneous fat, multiple muscle layers, bony ribs and the size of the intra-abdominal space. Surgical manipulation can be done all of them with the exception of the intra-abdominal space and organs. Rb removal Read More…
Rib removal surgery is an all out effort to maximize waistline reduction. To bring in the sides of the waistline the most that is humanly possible a multilevel tissue reduction/removal approach is used. From the skin inward to the abdominal wall are the layers of fat, muscle and rib. Each tissue element can be modified Read More…
Rib removal is a surgery that is performed as the last effort to maximize waistline narrowing. It is associated with what its name implies, rib removal, and is commonly believed that this is all that is done ding the surgery. But rib removal surgery is actually a collection of procedures which treat all tissues elements Read More…
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…
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...