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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 most common chin augmentation requested change s horizontal, increasing its forward projection. This is understandable given that many patients seek improvement of their chin recession. But not all chin recessions are completely horizontal in nature. Vertical chin deficiencies also exist and can occur as a stand alone dimensional deficiency or, more commonly, Read More…
Background: The back of the head is commonly referred as the occiput even though this is not anatomically correct. The back of the head is actually comprised of the paired parietal bones superiorly and the singular central occipital bone inferiorly What separates the three bones is the inverted Y-shaped suture line, particularly the lambdoidal suture Read More…
The sliding genioplasty is a commonly performed and effective method for specific types of chin augmentation. One of the risks of the surgery is lower lip tightening and contracture. (lip shortening) One of the primary causes of this postoperative problem is the bony step off caused by the advanced chin bone. This creates a dead Read More…
Background: The sliding genioplasty is an effective chin augmentation procedure. In certain types of aesthetic chin surgery it is a better alternative than an implant. But it is not a complication free procedure. One of its potential side effects is long term tightness. The chin has an uncomfortable tight feeling which may affect the mobility Read More…
Background: In chin augmentation the surgical choices are always between an implant and a bony movement of the chin. Patients may have their preference based on their affinity for an autologous procedure (sliding genioplasty) or a less invasive approach (implant), but that decision is overridden when the dimensional changes desired reach a certain point. As Read More…
Background: The most effective method of aesthetic lower jaw augmentation is a custom jawline implant. Extending from one jaw angle to the other the entire inferolateral border of the jaw is augmented creating a connected and linear external lower facial enhancement. While tremendously effective there are limits in regards to the concept of implant load. Read More…
The sliding genioplasty is the bony chin augmentation method that has a very long surgical history. In the traditional method it is an angled bone cut from the middle of the chin backwards going below the mental nerve and ending at the inferior border. This creates a down fractured bone segment that can be moved Read More…
The sliding genioplasty is a commonly performed aesthetic facial procedure for those that prefer or need an autologous chin augmentation approach. There are numerous variations on how the chin bone is cut and moved for this operation but, in the end, they all need some method of bone fixation. Titanium plates and screws are the Read More…
Background: Implants remain the most common form of chin augmentation due to their immediate effects and relative simplicity of the surgery. But chin implants have their limitations including the risk of infection, implant malposition and inadequate amounts of augmentation. When the postoperative problem is an inadequate augmentation result the question becomes whether to replace the Read More…
Background: The horizontal chin deficiency is the most common reason for the request for chin augmentation and standard chin implants have long been designed to address that dimensional need. But some chin deficiencies have a vertical deficiency as well which is often overlooked or whose significance is underappreciated. When standard chin implants are used in 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...