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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 shape of the skull has varying degrees of convexity on its five surfaces. The forehead and sides of the head come closest to a flatter surface shape but the top and back of head has a well defined convexity to it. A flat top or flat back of the the head is a Read More…
Background: A full crown of the head is a desirable physical feature for some women today. For those women who have a deficiency in the crown area, they commonly try to camouflage it by teasing their hair up but eventually may tire of the effort due to lack of effect or thinning of their hair. Read More…
Background: Head width reduction is commonly perceived as a bone thickness problem. But the reality is that the posterior temporal muscle makes an equal, if not greater contribution, in many cases. As a result, muscle removal has proven to be a highly effective and successful procedure with no adverse sequelae for head width reduction. Posterior Read More…
One of the techniques that I always do in custom skull implants is the placement of perforations through the implant. These round holes are placed using dermal punches and are typically 4 to 6mms in diameter. They can number from dozens to up to fifty holes per implant. Most patients rightfully assume that connective Read More…
Background: Aesthetic skull augmentations are sought by individuals who have a deficient or flatter area of the skull. One of the most common areas to augment is a flat back of the head or crown area. This is the one aesthetic skull deficiency that is equally shared by both men and women. While women have Read More…
Background: The shape of the back of the head shows numerous suture lines, horizontal bony ridges and a central occipital protuberance. This normally flattened, guitar-pick shaped piece of bone sits on the downward curve of the occipital bone as it dives inward towards the foramen magnum. This piece of skull bone, known anatomically as Read More…
Background: The shape of the skull in men has taken on greater aesthetic significance today due to changing hair styles. Close cropped hair styles and total head shaving due to hair loss creates an exposed appearance to the shape of the head. Having a ‘nicely rounded head’ is a desirable physical feature although what that Read More…
Widening of the side of the head is possible through the use of specially designed implants. Known as posterior temporal implants, they specifically augment the convex portion of the temporal bone above the ears. Understanding the anatomy of the temporal bone allows one to understand how this is possible. The temporal bone has four distinct Read More…
Background: The shape of the skull is prone to a wide variety of defects consisting of either lack of adequate projection, too much projection or a combination of both. Usually these occur in very specific and recognizable patterns and are seen relatively commonly in my practice. Almost always there is a biologic explanation for their Read More…
Background: Aesthetic skull deformities are common of which plagiocephaly is the most well known. Also called cranioscoliosis the natural oblong shape of the skull is twisted with the back of the head being flatter on one side. Such shape deformities are best treated by a custom skull implant made from the patient’s 3D CT scan. 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...