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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...
Custom skull implants are the most effective method for a wide variety of head augmentations. Made from the patient’s 3D CT scan they are preoperatively contoured to the shape of the skull to allow for the amount of head shape increase that the overlying scalp will permit. One of the important components of their design Read More…
Background: The shape of the head consists of five zones of projection. There is the height superiorly, projection anteriorly (forehead) and posteriorly (back of head) and bilaterally at the sides. (temporal) Differing thicknesses and contours of all of these areas combined create the total head shape appearance. Anthropometric studies of head shape have been extensively Read More…
Background: Any form of skull augmentation must consider the stretch of the scalp to accommodate it. The scalp is a naturally tight soft tissue covering as it is stretched over a large hard convex surface and there is no functional purpose in it being loose. Once elevated from its bony attachments across the top of Read More…
Custom skull implants are the best method for any form of aesthetic skull augmentation. Because they are designed from the patient’s 3D CT scan, they can create the best bony correction of the asymmetric skull or the best implant shape and contours of a desired skull augmentation effect. While there are multiple materials by which Read More…
Background: The shape of the skull varies widely amongst people. Despite this variability there are certain skull shapes that are viewed as more pleasing than others. In general a more convex shape is desired whether seen from the side or front views. But beyond the general concept of convexity no specific shape numerical measurements exist Read More…
Background: The shape of the entire face is heavily influenced by its underlying bone structure as is well known. While the effects of the overlying soft tissue do also have a significan influence on facial shape, that becomes less relevant the leaner one’s face becomes. This is seen along the jawline where thick facial and Read More…
Background: Despite its anatomic makeup of multiple bones, the shape of the skull is largely smooth with a convex contour over the its bony areas and minimal convexity or flatness at the sides. From an aesthetic standpoint the head or skull shape is viewed as five distinct units; forehead, top of head, back of head Read More…
Background: One of the most common and recognized non-synostotic skull deformities is that of plagiocephaly. Technically this is a generic descriptive term that refers to a flat spot on the head, particularly in babies and children. But it is most commonly seen as a flat area on the back of the head when viewed from Read More…
Background: While skull augmentations are done all over the head, the most common area that both men and women share is the back of the head. The back of he head can mean a direct horizontal projection increase or one that is oriented more at 45 degrees at the upper occipital region. A horizontal augmentation Read More…
In the well known architectural principle ‘form follows function’ the shape of a building should relate to its intended purpose. This equally applies to anatomy where the form of a body part relates to its function. The skull is a great example of this principle as its size and shape has evolved to accommodate 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...