Category: plastic surgery case study | shoulder reduction

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Clavicle Bone Size Differences Across The Fixation Site in Shoulder Narrowing Surgery

Background: Shoulder narrowing surgery works by shortening the length of the clavicle bone. While this concept is straightforward as well as the execution of the surgery to do it, the clavicle is not a straight segment of bone. Its lazy-S shape combined with its various cross-secttional diameters throughout its length makes certain aspects of the Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Shoulder Reduction Surgery in Tall Females with Large Clavicles

Background: In shortening the clavicles in shoulder reduction surgery there are two factors to consider. Howe much bone length can be removed? How much fixation hardware is needed to support it for uncomplicated healing? Since all patients do not have the same clavicle lengths some adjustments have to be made in the length not bone Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – The Benefits of a Two Stage Approach to Shoulder Narrowing Surgery

Background: Reshaping the shoulder for a less wide and more rounded shape can be effectively done by reducing the length of the clavicle bone. The location of the bone removal is performed on the inner half of the bone as the scar can be less visible in the supraclavicular fossa. The interesting side benefit of Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Clavicle Reduction Osteotomies (Shoulder Narrowing Surgery) in the Cis-Female Patient

Background: Shoulder reduction through clavicle reduction osteotomies can successfully reshape the outer appearance of the shoulders. It is most commonly requested in the transfemale patient where shoulder dysphoria can be significant. It has a high patient satisfaction rate andcomplication rates have been few. The need for secondary hardware removal has been limited to a handful Read More…

Technical Strategies – Single vs Double Plate Fixation in Clavicle Reduction Osteotomies (Shoulder Narrowing Surgery)

Chin implants are a very commonly used method of facial augmentation that has been around for fifty years. Despite this long history and common use there continues to be a lack of understanding of the gender differences between the male and female chin and how to select a successful chin implant for them. In shoulder Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Clavicle Bone Alignment and Apposition in Shoulder Narrowing Surgery

Background: Shoulder narrowing is a conceptually straightforward reduction of the length of the clavicle bone. But executing it successfully within the confines of a small skin incision imposes some technical challenges. And there is little room for error in ensuring that a successful bony union occurs across the gap between the two bone ends. Getting Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Staged Shoulder Narrowing by Unilateral Clavicle Reduction Osteotomies

Background: Clavicle reduction osteotomies are the only method to feminine the shoulders by reducing their width and softening their square shape. It is typically performed in a bilateral fashion reducing both shoulders during the same surgery. While this poses challenges in the recovery process due to the limited arm motion required, it does offer efficiency Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Considering The Early Recovery Period After Combined Rib Removal and Shoulder Reduction Surgery

Background: Rib removal surgery reaches the deeper anatomic layer for waistline narrowing. It may be done as the last treatment possible for patients that have had more standard procedures such as liposuction, BBL surgery or tummy tucks and remain unsatisfied with their waistline shape. It may also be the only good option for patients that Read More…

Evaluating the Inward Roll of the Shoulders from Clavicle Reduction

One of the most common aesthetic questions potential patients ask about shoulder narrowing surgery by clavicle resection is whether rolling in of the shoulders occurs. The question actually is not whether it occurs by how significant will it be. To properly answer that question requires an understanding of clavicular bone anatomy. While the clavicle is Read More…

Plastic Surgery Case Study – Clavicle Reduction Osteotomies in the Thick Tissue Broad Shoulder Patient

Background: Shoulder narrowing surgery is a conceptually ‘simple’ aesthetic concept. Remove a piece of the clavicle, pull the two ends together and the shoulder will appear less wide. While from a conceptual standpoint this is true, actually doing it through limited surgical access from a favorable incision location successfully is a bigger surgical challenge that Read More…