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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...
The sliding genioplasty is a well known chin augmentation procedure that cuts and relocates the symphyseal bone. No matter how it is cut or what position to which it is moved it requires a bone fixation method to hold it there to heal. While multiple bone fixation methods for the chin exist the most versatile Read More…
Background: Chin implants come in a wide variety of styles, sizes and materials. Much is made of the implant material by some surgeons and patients based on the perception that the materials create significantly different biologic behaviors. And while there are some tissue adhesion differences between the materials, the biologic response of any material is Read More…
Background: There is a classic debate that occurs in chin augmentation as to whether it should be done by an implant or moving the chin bone. There are a lot of factors that go into that decision for each patient from an emotional preference to cost and recovery. But all of those issues aside one Read More…
Background: The jawline and neck are connected by more than just anatomic proximity. The amount of projection of the chin and the length of the jawline affects the appearance of the neck profile. The shorter the chin projection the more obtuse the cervicomental neck angle becomes. Conversely the greater the chin projection the less obtuse/more Read More…
Chin implants and a sliding genioplasty are two methods of chin augmentation that are often compared. While they can have similar effects when it comes to horizontal chin augmentation they have other different aesthetic effects. In certain other dimensional changes and in their effects on the neck is where they differ. The effect of a Read More…
Background: The sliding genioplasty is the autologous option for chin augmentation. It s a versatile procedure from a dimensional standpoint and can provide significant horizontal advancements, vertical lengthening/shortening and width narrowing but is limited in being able to create increased chin width. It is the only option, short of injectable fillers and fat, for patients Read More…
There are multiple methods of jawline augmentation. Injectable fillers can be a good but temporary method which has its limitations long term due to economic reasons. But it can be a good initial test for some patients. The injection of fat, however, is frequently far less successful both due to its unpredictable survival but also Read More…
Background: The sliding genioplasty is a versatile chin reshaping procedure that has as its main advantage being an autologous procedure. Cutting and moving one’s chin bone has a very low rate of infection (I have only seen one) and assured healing every time. (in my experience) Despite its more invasive nature it is a safe Read More…
Background: The sliding genioplasty is the autologous option for chin augmentation that has both its advocates and advantages in the properly selected patient. In the ‘average’ chin augmentation patient, where horizontal augmentation is the need, it completes with chin implants and the decision between the two must be carefully considered by the patient. When the Read More…
The sliding genioplasty is one of the most well known chin reshaping procedures. Separating the chin bone by a bone cut done from inside the mouth allows the bone to be moved in a variety of different positions for various chin shape changes. The new position of the chin bone is fixed into position by 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...