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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: The functional role of the clavicles is to provide support to the shoulders. It is an elongated s-shaped bone that sits at the top of the ribcage and provides a rigid but mobile strut between the sternum and the shoulder. This mobility is due to two joints, one on each end of the bone. Read More…
Background: Shoulder narrowing surgery is done in either transgender male to females or cis-females for shoulder dysphoria. Having done many such procedures at this point I have had the epiphany that the term ‘shoulder narrowing’ does not accurately describe what occurs. Because the clavicle is a lazy s-shaped bone with a horizontal orientation, a removal Read More…
The concept of shoulder reduction by removing a segment of the clavicle bone is fairly straightforward. A length of the bone is removed and the outer shoulder width follows inward. Executing it, however, is not quite that simple. As an aesthetic operation the location of the scar and its length become an important element of Read More…
Background: Shoulder narrowing by clavicle bone reduction is an effective procedure in body feminization efforts. The most important components of the procedure are how much bone to remove and what type of bone fixation should be used to support it as it heals. Patients understandably focus on how much bone is to be removed as Read More…
Background: Reducing the length of the clavicle bones has a direct effect on the appearance of the shoulders. Their width and shape is affected by the horizontal support of the clavicles. Reducing any amount of the clavicle support will naturally cause the shoulders to move or fall inward. The shoulders change shape by a combination Read More…
Shoulder narrowing by clavicle reduction osteotomies is an effective and only technique for a reductive change in the shape of the upper torso. It is often described as having a linear effect, meaning what is taken out in the inner half of the clavicle translates to an exact change in the bideltoid distance. It is Read More…
POSTOPERATIVE INSTRUCTIONS Clavicular Reduction Osteotomies (Shoulder Feminization Surgery) Most patients will need some narcotic pain medication after surgery. You will be given a pain prescription prior to surgery with instructions for its use. More than one pain prescription may be needed. Muscle relaxants and nerve pain (gabapentin) may also be helpful for some patients. Your Read More…
In clavicle reduction osteotomies for reductive shoulder reshaping surgery, the key technical step in the procedure is holding the bone in place once it is put back together. This bone fixation is done by titanium plates and screws of which there is a wide variety of types and manufacturers. All of these plate and screw Read More…
In shoulder narrowing surgery a segment of the inner third of the clavicle bone is taken to create the effect. The two ends of the bone are put back together using a plate and screws. There are different types of plates and screws to use from various manufacturers but as long as they are stout Read More…
Shoulder narrowing is an effective surgery done by removing a portion of the clavicle bone. Shortening the length of the clavicle, even though it is not a perfectly straight horizontal bone, achieves its effect by pulling the shoulders inward. Shoulder narrowing is an interesting surgery in several aspects. It is most unique from a recovery 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...