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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...
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…
The sometimes aesthetically prominent and often pulsatile artery that crosses from the temporal hairline into the forehead is the anterior branch of the superficial temporal artery. This can be very effectively treated by a multilevel ligation technique through very small incisions. Typically three microincisions are used located at the temporal hairline, lateral forehead and right Read More…
The sagittal crest deformity is a common skull reduction surgery. This is an elevated sagittal suture line which appears as a midline crest on top of the head. It may be due to a thickened sagittal suture line, a naturally narrow head shape with parasagittal-temporal deficiency or a combination of both. When it occurs because Read More…
A custom implant is the most assured method for creating almost any form of skull augmentation. This becomes an absolutely essential approach when the skull surface area coverage of the implant is substantial. (aka a large custom skull implant) With large custom skull implants there are two considerations of great relevance that does not exist Read More…
The custom skull implant provides the most effective method of correction of various flat skull areas (e.g., planiocephaly) or a desire for a larger skull shape. Such computer-designed implants made from a solid silicone material offer the most advantages in skull augmentation because they can be placed through the smallest scalp incision…an important consideration in Read More…
The ribs are comprised of 12 pairs, all of which have a bony and cartilage component. The ratio of cartilage to bone depends on what rib it is and whether it attaches to the sternum or not. The first ten ribs do attach to the sternum and have varying cartilages in those attachments as it Read More…
The masseter muscles of the lower jaw can be large either by natural development or by over use. The most common over use cause is clenching or bruxism. Regardless of its etiology successful muscle reduction, although not usually permanent, is through injections of neuromuscular deactivating agents. (e.g., Botox, Dysport, Xeomin) Direct injection into the masseter 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...