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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: Patients concerned about their head shape, particularly that of deficiencies (areas of flatness), have a long standing time period of awareness. Almost every skull augmentation patient I have treated tells the story of their concern and it almost always dates back to their childhood or teenage years. In men it can be a more Read More…
Most aesthetic skull augmentations are of a significant enough magnitude that the only effective treatment is a custom skull implant. Whether it is the volume or the shape of the needed skull augmentation a reshaped implant made from the patient’s 3D CT scan is the way to go for most patients. But some patients do Read More…
Background: Plagiocephaly is the most recognized and frequently occurring aesthetic skull deformity. While it affects the head overall it greatest aberration in skull shape is posteriorly. Flatness of the back of the head is the sine qua non of plagiocephaly for most patients which is where it is usually seen most significantly.Often called occipital flattening Read More…
Background: The scalp is prone to a variety of aesthetic abnormalities which are often not well known or even recognized. One of the more common aesthetic scalp abnormalities are redundant rolls of scalp that typically appear on the back of the head where the scalp meets the neck skin. There is an association of the Read More…
Background: Significant or what has been called massive weight loss is any amount over 75lbs. Such amounts of weight loss are known to result in the creation of loose skin due to expansion which almost never contracts back to its original amount and tightness. These post weight loss skin effects vary across the body with Read More…
Background: There are numerous types of aesthetic skull deficiencies for which patients seek treatment. But despite the varieties there are several distinct trends amongst genders. Women often desire an improved crown of their head shape while men often seek improvement of the flat back of their heads. Women seek crown of head augmentation to make Read More…
Background: Asymmetry of the back of the head, often called plagiocephaly, is a deformational skull deformity. The flatness on one side of the back of the head is its hallmark sign and is a common reason patients present for aesthetic skull implants. The source is largely congenital in nature (in utero) although there can be Read More…
Background: The flat back of head is a result of inadequate projection of the occipital-parietal bones. The lower half of the visible back of the head is the location of the upper half of the occipital bone. (the lower half of the occipital bone is below the thick neck muscles) The upper half of the Read More…
Background: The aesthetically wide head is typically seen as a pronounced convexity in the temporal regions of the skull. While much of the skull is compromised of bone under the scalp, the temporal regions which make up the sides of the head are unique in that regard. While there is temporal bone a significant part Read More…
The skull can be thought of simplistically as the connection of 5 convex surfaces (front, top, back and two sides) into an oblong curved shape. (normocephaly) Each of the five surfaces has varying degrees of convexity but none of its surfaces are flat. The back of the head has a fair amount of convexity and 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...