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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...
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…
The intergluteal cleft, more commonly known as the ‘crack’, is the attached skin that forms a groove between the two buttocks. It is very similar to the breasts with the attached skin to the sternum forming a cleavage line in the chest between the breasts. The interglueal cleft is approximately 9 to 11 cms long Read More…
Permanent augmentation of the back part of the jaw, known as the jaw angles, ramus or gonial region, has become popular as a frequent complement to chin augmentation. This is done through either standard or custom jaw angle implants or a one piece total jawline implant. Whether choosing standard implants or making a custom design Read More…
Of the available eight sites for possible augmentation of the body by implants, the biceps muscle is number three, following pectoral and calf muscle augmentations. Like its cousin on the opposite side of the upper arm (triceps), the biceps muscle plays a major role in the movement of the arm. It has always had a Read More…
Helping surgical incisions heal faster and with less scar would be of interest to any patient but this is of particular relevance in the aesthetic surgery patient. One of the adverse tradeoffs of numerous cosmetic procedures is that of an incision and resultant scar to achieve the procedure’s potential benefits. While numerous postoperative scar strategies Read More…
Temporal implants have come into usage to create a permanent augmentation effect of the muscle to the side of the eye. Some temporal augmentation patients have been through injectable fillers and fat injections first while others opt right for a permanent surgical effect with implants. These soft and very flexible implants are designed to replicate Read More…
The original temporal implant, now known as style 1, was designed to treat the temporal hollowing that is located to the side of the eye. This ‘orbital’ temporal area is always the deepest part of any temporal concavity and is the most common location for aesthetic temporal hollowing. In looking at the shape of the 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...