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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 buccal lipectomy is a well known cheek reduction contouring procedure. Its effectiveness is based on the removal of a distinct fat pad of significant volume that lies between the masseter and the pterygoid muscles. It is anatomically different from almost all other facial fat sites which are more diffuse and spread out in the Read More…
A custom skull implant design based on the patient’s 3D CT scan is the best method for almost any aesthetic skull augmentation. As long as the volume of the skull implant does not exceed the ability of the scalp to stretch to accommodate it any shape or size implants can be designed. This makes many Read More…
There are multiple techniques for browlifting surgery which differ by incision location and how the browlift is performed. (tissue excision vs tissue shifting) The endoscopic browlift technique is a tissue shifting method based on forehead skin and scalp relocation through subperiosteal mobilization and tissue fixation in an elevated and relocated position.While effective patients with a Read More…
The custom infraorbital-malar implant is the definitive midfacial augmentation procedure of the eyes and cheeks. By creating a horizontal line of augmentation from under the eyes and extending out onto the zygomatic arch, it establishes a distinct high cheek bone look as well as improves undereye hollows. Between the size of the implant and the Read More…
The custom jawline implant is the definitive lower facial augmentation procedure. By wrapping around the entire border of the mandible from one jaw angle to the other, a more defined transition between the face and neck results. How much more evident the jawline becomes is a function of the size of the implant and the Read More…
The most common bony chin augmentation procedure is that of the sliding genioplasty. By cutting the bony end of the chin and moving it forward it creates the autologous version of a chin implant. But unlike most standard chin implants the bony genioplasty has some greater dimensional capabilities. One of its main advantages over a Read More…
Injectable fillers are the most common form of facial reshaping albeit nonsurgical. The have evolved twenty years ago rom injecting nasolabial folds and lips to being used for virtually any form of facial augmentation effect. Some applications are incredibly common still (e.g., lip and cheeks) and others are becoming commonplace today. (e.g., chin, jaw angles Read More…
Background: The sliding genioplasty for aesthetic chin augmentation has numerous advantages. It is an autologous procedure meaning that its risk of infection is rare. Once healed no long-term postoperative complications can usually occur from the bone. Also since it is done intraorally it has no visible scar. Like all operations, however, it has its own Read More…
Brow bone augmentation is one of the least performed facial augmentation procedures as evidenced by the lack of any preformed implant to do it. This does not mean, however, that male patients don’t have brow bone deficiency concerns and a desire to address it. One uncommon indication for brow bone augmentation is asymmetry where one Read More…
Testicle implants are an effective method for reconstruction of a previously removed testicle. Whether the testicle was removed months or years ago a testicle implant can be successfully placed. In almost all cases that I have seen the removed testicle is taken from a high scrotal or inguinal incision. While an existing incision is always 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...