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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 implants are the most effective strategy for achieving any significant skull augmentation effects. One of their most common uses is for improving the shape of the flat or asymmetric back of the head due to plagiocephaly or brachycephaly. Such custom skull implants are done in both males and females in equal proportions. While the Read More…
Background: Of the five surfaces of the skull the most prone to irregularities and asymmetries is the back of the head. While often referred to as the occiput or occipital skull bone, anatomically it is more complex than one single bone surface. The back of the head is composed of the intersection of three bones, Read More…
Background: The most recognizable skull deformity on the back of the head is the occipital knob or the overgrown inion which is seen most commonly in men. It appears as a solitary midline projection sticking out of the lower end of the occipital bone. It presents in variable sizes from a small bump to a Read More…
Background: The occipital bone is a large skull bone of which most is not seen as it lies below the neck muscles and wraps inferiorly around the spine. The part that is seen is the upper portion of the occipital bone which is prone to various protrusions such as knobs and buns. But in the Read More…
Background: The length of the head is the distance from the frontal bone of the forehead to the occipital bone on the back of the head. When increased anteroposterior head lengths occur there is always an increased occipital length component. With that occipital protrusion comes a change in the shape of the back of the Read More…
Background: Aesthetic skull augmentation have been done by two types of implantable materials, bone cements vs performed custom implants. These two skull augmentation materials have very different handling properties which not only affects their intraoperative placement but leads to major differences in what either one can aesthetically achieve. Failure to understand these differences leads many Read More…
Background: Aesthetic skull augmentations, like any other face and body areas, requires the placement of an implant to create the desired effect. What differentiates such skull augmentations is there are no preformed off-the-shelf implants to do so and the overlying soft tissues (scalp) imposes some natural implant size limitations due to its natural tightness. The Read More…
Background: One of the most areas of skull augmentation is the back of the head. Plagiocephaly (flatness on one side), brachycephaly (flatness on both sides) and posterior fontanelle depressions are the most common reasons people seek an improved and more symmetric outward contour augmentation. The most reliable and effective method of such skull augmentations is Read More…
Background: The skull is affected by a variety of synostotic and deformational deformities that result in noticeable flat areas. The most well known of these flat head areas is plagiocephaly where its most significant effect is seen as a flat side of the back of the head. When more complete flatness occurs on the back Read More…
Background: Skull implant augmentation is unique in many ways that largely revolve around its overlying scalp coverage. Besides its visibility the most important feature of the scalp is its tight adherence to the skull. It is best thought of as skin stretched over a beach ball. The point being is that it is tight 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...