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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...
Plagiocephaly is one of the recognized and perhaps most common of all the congenital skull deformities. By its name it means an oblique or twisted skull shape where the skull appears rotated around its central axis affecting the back, sides and forehead giving them an asymmetric shape. It typically affects the back of the head Read More…
Background: There are a wide variety of aesthetic head/skull shape deformities. One of the most common one that I see is the peaked head shape. From the front view the midline of the top of the head is the highest point with varying degrees of drop off from the midline of the skull down past Read More…
Custom skull implants have proven to be the superior method for any form of aesthetic skull augmentation. Being able to preoperatively design an implant based on the patient’s 3D CT scan providesthe best chance to achieve a smooth and an effective augmentation result. The preformed implant also allows the smallest possible scalp incision and scar Read More…
Background: The general shape of the skull is that of a convex sphere with various arcs to these convexities at different areas. It is also largely a smooth surface so elevated and depressed areas can be easily felt and in many cases seen. Indentations of the skull’s surface can occur at a variety of areas, Read More…
Background: Plagiocephaly is a well known congenital head shape abnormality that affects the entire skull. This global affect is why it is known as the twisted or oblique head shape. But the most severely affected area is usually the back of the head with the greatest oblique flattening effect. It is always the number #1 Read More…
Background: The skull is a collection of multiple larger pieces of bone that are connected through a network of sutures during development. These various sutures and how they develop and connect create the opportunities for a variety of external skull surface irregularities. One such skull irregularity is that of the raised sagittal ridge or crest. Read More…
Background: Improvement of a flat back of the head is the most skull augmentation for men. This is not a surprise given the head’s exposure due to either short hairstyles or a complete shaved head. Men so affected often describe the need to wear hats when they go out due to being uncomfortable with their Read More…
Background: A flat back of the head is the most common aesthetic skull deformity in my experience. It may present as a plagiocephalic appearance with a one-sided flatness or a brachcephalic appearance with an overall (bilateral) flatness. It is most common to see a combination where one side is flatter but the patient wants both Read More…
Background: The shape of the head in the front view usually has a near half circle shape. While the original sagittal suture line may be the highest point of the skull it should gradually go to the sides (parasagittal region) into the temporal region with a very gradual slope. For women this head shape may Read More…
Background: The most significant topographic feature of the back of the head are the nuchal lines. (nuchal meaning nape of the neck) The nuchal lines are a set of four horizontal fine ridges of bone that exist on the external surface of the occipital bone. The highest nuchal line, known as the Mempin line, is 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...