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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...
Facial feminization surgery is a broad collection of facial reshaping procedures from the skull down to the neck. Most of the facial feminization procedures involve structural changes, most of which are reductive in nature. The one feminizing procedure that is not on the face is reduction of a prominent Adam’s apple or thyroid cartilage. Eliminating Read More…
Jaw angle augmentation with implants has become popular both as an isolated procedure as well as part of total jawline augmentation. In placing implants over the bony jaw angle region it is necessary to elevate the internal surface of the masseter muscle off of the bone. And in some cases when the implant needs to Read More…
The labiomental fold is a well known sulcus or depression below the lower lip at the upper end of the soft tissue chin pad. It is a fixed anatomic structure that represents the attachment of the mentalis muscle at the bone level and the depth of the lower lip vestibule intraorally. Because it is a Read More…
Chin augmentation using implants offers a wide variety of different shapes as perceived from the front view. While men may prefer a wider or more square shape, women usually prefer a more narrow or tapered chin shape. When looking at the most common chin implant style used, the extended anatomic style, the chin will acquire Read More…
The subnasal lip lift is a well known upper lip reshaping procedure. By removing an irregular pattern of skin from the nasal base area, the upper lip is vertically shortened. With that comes an increase in the size of the cupid’s bow region with some increase in upper tooth show as well. But it is Read More…
Facial lipoatrophy is a well known condition where fat is lost in the face. This occurs at both the subcutaneous level as well as to the deeper buccal fat pad in particular. There are multiple causes and degrees of presentations of it. In its most severe form (often called a level 5 facial lipoatrophy) the Read More…
The desire for reduction of the width or convexity of the side of the head is mainly seen in men with short hair or a shaved head. While it is commonly perceived that this is a bone problem and only correctable through its reduction, this is anatomically erroneous. The more definitive and scar free method Read More…
Chin reduction can be done by a variety of surgical techniques which fundamentally separate into two basic approaches. The superior intraoral approach offers either an outer cortical burring technique (2D) or an inverted t-shaped osteotomy (3D) for chin size reduction. The inferior submental approach provides access to do bone shaving/removal in all three dimensions of Read More…
Jaw angle implants are most commonly placed through an intraoral approach without visible external scars. With bilateral posterior vestibular incisions that are up out on the cheek opposite the 2nd molar tooth, subperiosteal dissection is done to elevate the masseter muscle off of the bone. Depending upon the type of jaw angle implant being used, Read More…
While custom jawline or jaw wraparound implants produce the most dramatic changes of the lower face, they face challenges in both their design and placement. How they should be best designed to achieve a patient’s desired jaw shape is both an art and a science. There are specific guidelines that I use based both on 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...