Category: shoulder reduction | technical strategies

Technical Strategies – Double Plate Fixation of Clavicle Reduction Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction

Unlike shoulder augmentation there is only one method to achieve shoulder width reduction. Shortening the length of the horizontally oriented clavicle bone allows the transverse width of the shoulders to move inward. This is done by performing a small segmental osteotomy at the inner third of the clavicle. Putting the two ends of the bone Read More…

Shoulder Narrowing (Clavicle Reduction) Postoperative Rehabilitation Program

SHOULDER NARROWING REHABILITATION PROGRAM Recovery from shoulder narrowing surgery takes time and is unique because it involves both clavicles. Besides that there are no associated shoulder soft tissue injuries, it is somewhat different in recovery from clavicle fracture repair as there is no ‘good’ shoulder to lean on. As a result, rehabilitation is a bit Read More…

The Incision and Resultant Scar in Shoulder Width Reduction by Clavicular Osteotomies

Shoulder width reduction is done by removing a segment of bone from the medial or inner third of the clavicle. With bone removal in this location the incision is favorably placed in the supraclavicular fossa. Rather than placing the incision directly on the superior edge of the clavicle (a convex surface), it is placed superiorly Read More…

The Surgical Anatomy of the Clavicle in Shoulder Width Reduction

Shoulder width reduction can be effectively done by reduction of the clavicle, the only horizontally oriented long bone in the body. Because it is a relatively long bone (mean length of 15cms with ranges between 13 and 17 cms) and serves as a strut between the sternum (breast bone) and the scapula (shoulder blade), it Read More…

Postoperative Instructions for Shoulder Width Reduction Surgery

Shoulder width reduction surgery is done by shortening the horizontal length of the clavicle. Performed through a small skin incision above the medial third of the clavicle, a section of the bone is removed and put back together. While often compared to that of a clavicle fracture, such a clavicle osteotomy technique is more favorable Read More…

The Surgical Technique of Clavicular Osteotomies in Shoulder Width Reduction

Shoulder width reduction is done by shortening the length of the clavicle by removing a segment of bone on each side. This collapse of the bone is achieved by a procedure known as clavicular reduction. It involves removal of a segment of bone through spaced osteotomies and an intervening ostectomy. The medial and lateral segments Read More…

The Anatomy of the Clavicle in Shoulder Width Reduction Surgery

Shoulder width reduction, also known as shoulder feminization surgery, is a bone-based surgery not a soft tissue one. There are no methods to reduce the fat or muscle mass of the shoulders, and even if there were, they would not make the shoulders appear more narrow. Effective shoulder width reduction involves reducing the length of Read More…