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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: 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…
Rib removal surgery for aesthetic waistline reduction is a newer body contouring procedure in plastic surgery. While talked about as an obscure surgery for decades and often thought to be a myth, it is an actual procedure with an established anatomic basis for its effect. It is typically perceived by patients and surgeons alike as Read More…
The concept of rib removal for waistline reduction is based on removing parts of the lower bony ribcage to allow the sides of the waistline to collapse inward. When looking at the length and angulation of ribs #11 and #12 in particular it is easy to appreciate how this effect can occur. As attached to Read More…
Background: Rib pain can develop from a variety of causes, many of which have a specific traumatic or incident history. Short of a rib fracture or underlying pathology in which the rib pain is a symptom, there are a variety of different causes of rib pain that typically have a specific event origin. While they Read More…
Rib removal surgery for horizontal waistline reduction involves modification of the lower three bony ribs. (#s 10,11 and 12) While the bottom two ribs are the free floating ribs (as they have no distal attachments), rib #10 is an attached rib. Its bony portion wraps around the torso to become cartilage where it continues to Read More…
Rib removal surgery in the properly selected patient can remove the last anatomic barriers to inward reshaping of the sides of the waistline. While the name rib removal is what the surgery is called it actually consists of three specific tissue reduction strategies, fat removal (flank liposuction), muscle modification (lateral latissimus dorsi muscle removal) and Read More…
Rib removal is an operation that is done to improve the shape of the waistline. Specifically it is done to make the waistline more narrow which is associated with a more feminine appearance and can enhance the appearance of the breasts and hips above and below it. The traditional approaches for waistline reduction are liposuction Read More…
Background: The ribcage is an arrangement of curved rib segments that covers much of the trunk and is a lot more complex than a static image of it appears. The curved rib bones interface with the vertebrae in the back with joint-like articulations and curve around the body to eventually connect to the bony sternum. Read More…
Background: The 12 pairs of ribs that comprise the ribcage provide protection for various internal organs. Such ribs are divided into three types, sternal ribs, costal ribs and floating ribs. These descriptive terms refer to how these bony distal extensions from the spine connect. Ribs #1 through #7 wrap around the chest and connect to Read More…
Background: Waistline narrowing is most commonly done through standard body contouring methods such as liposuction and tummy tuck muscle plication techniques. But when those surgical maneuvers are unable to achieve the patient’s goals or they are not a candidate for them due to a lean body frame, then more advanced techniques such as rib removal 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...