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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...
Skull reshaping using implants is the only effective method for augmenting head shape. While certain bone and muscle removals can be done for more limited skull reductions, skull augmentations can produce much more dramatic changes. In essence, the stretch of the scalp is far more permissive than the thickness of the skull bones. In very Read More…
Custom skull implants have become a reliable and safe method of various types of skull augmentation. Made from the patient’s 3D CT scan, they cover the desired skull surface with a precise fit and a smooth outer surface that blends well into the surrounding bone/muscle areas. The most careful judgment has to be made in Read More…
Background: The shape of one’s skull is determined by numerous factors. But the most important two are the cranial sutures and the underlying expanding brain. The sutures permit the growing brain to increase in size without constriction by a tight overlying ‘bone box’. These sutures are strategically placed to allow a circumferential expansion of the Read More…
Background: The top of the head usually has a slightly convex shape between the temporal lines that border its sides. This normal superior skull shape can be altered during development and often occurs by how the midline sagittal suture develops and grows. In many cases of undesired superior skull shapes, the sagittal suture line becomes Read More…
Background: An aesthetically displeasing size of the head can occur at various skull areas. One such area is at the side of the head most commonly located above the ears. When it is too wide there is a noticeable convexity or bowing out of the temporal region above the ears. A more aesthetically pleasing shape Read More…
Background: The natural oblong and round shape seen in many pictures and diagrams of the skull is not enjoyed by everyone. Many people do have various lumps, bumps and asymmetries of their skull that has developed for a variety of reasons. These are most commonly the ‘blueprint’ of their skull shape determined by their genetics Read More…
Skull augmentation is an essential procedure in aesthetic skull reshaping surgery. While onlay cranioplasty (aka skull augmentation) can be done by using a variety of synthetic materials, larger expansions of the skull’s outer surface are most reliably done using 3D custom implant designs. Using the patient’s 3D CT scan, a custom skull implant can Read More…
Background: The skull is prone to having numerous types of irregularities on its many surfaces. Bumps and indentations are common and can occur from natural development or from later trauma after birth. The fusion of the various skull plates and anterior and posterior fontanelles affords the opportunity for such skull irregularities to occur. One such Read More…
Background: Plagiocephaly is a well known congenital condition that results in a variety of craniofacial skeletal malformations. One of the most consistent findings is that of flatness of the back of the head. This flatness occurs as a result of the overall twisting rotation of the skull around its vertical axis. The flatness on one Read More…
The reduction of skull lumps and bump is a not uncommon request in skull reshaping surgery. Raised areas of the skull can occur for a variety of reasons although the most common is congenital, being just the way that the skull formed. One unique type of skull lump is not really a lump at all. 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...