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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 shape of the chin is a classic gender-defining facial feature. While the chin has numerous dimensional aspects to it, the frontal view of it is the most gender specific dimension. Broader and more square chin shapes are identified as masculine while a slender and more tapered chin shape would be seen as more feminine. Read More…
Rhinoplasty surgery is fundamentally about changing the osteocartilaginous anatomy of the nose. The end result is a function of those structural changes and the overlying skin’s ability to shrink down and contact around the modified support to show it. It is well known by plastic surgeons and even many patients that the thicker the skin Read More…
Otoplasty is the generic term for many differ types of aesthetic ear surgeries. The term is most commonly associated with the setback procedure or ear pinning. This is where the ears stick out or protrude too far from the side of the head and the ear cartilage is reshaped or repositioned to bring the ear Read More…
Brow bone enhancement is often done as part of an overall forehead augmentation procedure/implant for both men and women. When only brow bone augmentation is requested, however, this is usually an exclusive male aesthetic procedure. Because of the need to limit the extent of any scalp incisions to the smallest extent, a premade custom brow Read More…
The bilateral cleft lip deformity is challenging on many levels due to both loss and disruption of normal lip tissues. While the primary cleft lip repair in a baby is about creating a more normal looking cupid’s bow of adequate length and thickness (actually creating an intact upper lip), the older bilateral cleft lip patient Read More…
Otoplasty or ear reshaping surgery has been done for over a century. The most reason it is performed in children or in adults is for ears that stick out. (protruding ears) The operation primarily consists of reshaping the ear cartilages by the placement of sutures on the backside of the ear. Such an operation is Read More…
A very common location for custom skull implants is on the back of the head.(occiput) The occipital skull is prone to a variety of shape deformations that can occur from in utero to postnatal effects. Flattening of one side or both sides on the back of the head is not uncommon and becomes most apparent Read More…
Cheek augmentation for some patients today incorporates the infraorbital rim as well. This provides a more complete midface augmentation effect that extends from the inside of the eye all the way around the zygomatic arch. This creates a ‘high cheek” look and is a frequent request of the young male patient. Given that no standard Read More…
Cheekbone reduction is a common facial reshaping surgery to help narrow the wide midface. It achieves this effect by bringing inward the convexity of the zygomatic arch. Through an intraoral anterior osteotomy through the zygomatic body and an osteotomy through the posterior process of the zygomatic arch before it attaches to the temporal bone through Read More…
Rib removal surgery is done for a variety of reasons. I divide indications for these ribcage modifications into aesthetic waistline narrowing, vertical waistline elongation and removal of asymmetries or anomalous rib lengths/shape. But no matter the indication for their removal the technique consists of opening the musculoperiosteal ‘tube’ in which it resides and removing it 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...