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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...
Reconstruction of congenital ear defects, of which microtia is the most common, requires a framework to recreate the basic structure of the ear. Such framework recreations can be done either fabricating it from rib cartilage or an off-the shelf prefabricated implant. (porous polyethylene or Medpor) Each ear framework approach as its own advantages and disadvantages Read More…
Rib removal is an effective, albeit last resort, surgical technique for maximal horizontal waistline reduction. Done through small oblique lateral back incisions, the lower third of the outer half of the lower three ribs are removed. They are able to be done though such a small skin incision by a circumferential subperiosteal dissection technique that Read More…
Infections of facial implants is always a concern although fortunately their occurrence is fairly low. (1% to 2%) This potential risk is no less so with custom facial implants and, from some perspectives, may be even greater. This can theoretically be because many custom implants are bigger in size and may require multiple incisions to Read More…
Cysts of the lower jaw can be benign or malignant. But despite the pathology differences they all can cause expansile changes in the bone. When large enough they expand the outer and inner cortical plates of the lower jaw, either pushing out the cortical plates or destroying it in the process. While such jaw cysts Read More…
In some ways pectoral implants are the male equivalent of the female breast implant. While the enhanced anatomic structure is different (muscle vs breast mound), the surgical placement of the implant needed to do so is largely the same. Both pectoral and breast implants are placed in the submuscular plane underneath the pectoralis major Read More…
Shoulder augmentation is a procedure requested by men who want to widen their shoulder width. This can be done by either fat injection grafting, deltoid implants or clavicular bone lengthening. Each method has their advantages and disadvantages. Fat injections are minimal surgery but their volume persistence is unpredictable. Conversely clavicular lengthening is the most invasive, Read More…
Brow bone reduction is a recognized facial reshaping procedure to reduce the prominence of the lower forehead. In doing so the reduction is in a reverse horizontal direction, moving the outer edge of the brow bones backward. This operation mainly effects the central part of the brow bones where the frontal sinuses reside. It may Read More…
Reconstruction of skull defects has been done with synthetic materials for a long time. Known as bone cements, these synthetic composites are created intraoperatively by mixing powders with a liquid activating agent to form a putty. This workable putty has a limited time window for being placed into an inlay or onlay skull area and Read More…
Infection in any type of facial implant is always a risk. Traditional method of prevention include Iv antibiotics during surgery, pocket and implant antibiotic irrigateons during surgery as well as oral antibiotics after surgery. This approach keeps the risk of infection in facial implants fairly low in the 1% to 2% range on average. But Read More…
One of the techniques that I always do in custom skull implants is the placement of perforations through the implant. These round holes are placed using dermal punches and are typically 4 to 6mms in diameter. They can number from dozens to up to fifty holes per implant. Most patients rightfully assume that connective 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...