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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...
Aesthetic skull augmentation refers to adding a material on top of the outer cranial surface (onlay) to create a change in the shape of the head. This concept can be applied any of the five skull surfaces. (front, back, sides and top) This should not be confused with the more well known techniques used in Read More…
Background: Aesthetic skull augmentation by onlay addition (on top of the skull bone surface) can provide head shape improvements of various congenital deficiencies. Whether this is on the back of the head, the crown area or the top and/or the sides, visible improvements in the head shape can occur within the limits of how much Read More…
Background: The skull is largely a smooth convex surface with few significant irregularities. Thus when a raised ridge or bump is present it is easily noticed particularly in patients with shorter hair. One of the most common and innocuous skull bumps is known as the occipital knob which appears in the midline of the lower Read More…
In the placement of custom skull implants consideration must be given to not having a large scalp incision to do so. While a scalp incision is necessary for the surgery keeping it as small as possible is an important aesthetic requirement. As a result of keeping the scalp incision small it then becomes necessary to Read More…
Background: The most effective method of any form of aesthetic skull augmentation is through the use of a custom skull implant. In using such a skull augmentation technique the key is what volume and shape of the implant is needed. What shape is important for the external aesthetic appearance volume of the implant is actually Read More…
Background: The back of the head is comprised of two main skull bones, the occipital and the parietal bones. Together they are responsible for its overall shape which, like much of the rest of the skull, has a certain amount of convex shape to it. It is not a part of the skull that has Read More…
There are many different types of aesthetic skull reshaping surgery ranging from minor deformities to major augmentations and reduction. The most minor form of skull reshaping is reduction of a bump or high spot. Often mistakenly call osteomas, skull bumps are usually developmental and have no history of trauma. While most commonly occurring in isolation, Read More…
Background: The shape of the skull, while having numerous surfaces, is largely composed of varying convex shapes. There is no one spot where the skull is truly flat. Thus when a flat spot appears it is both noticeable and aesthetically undesired. This is particularly on the male head today because of shorter and shaved hairstyles. Read More…
Background: Aesthetic skull deformities can involve any of the skull surfaces but almost always involves at least two of them. In larger types of skull augmentations the typical skull surface involvements is usually three or four of the available surfaces. In these larger multi surface skull augmentations the consideration of the scalp’s ability to stretch Read More…
Background: The occipital knob is a common skull reshaping procedure that is exclusively requested by men in my experience. What brings it to the patient’s attention is their hairstyle, with either a very short or shaved head in which all topographic highlights of the skull becomes visible. The central bony projection that appears in the 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...