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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 alters the amount of forward projection of the lower third of the forehead. When it is a craniofacial bone reduction procedure it is unique because of the underlying frontal sinus. This is true for at least the inner half of the brow bones whose shape is controlled by the size of the Read More…
The shape of the skull can be affected by a variety of irregularities that cause various elevations and depressions. Some of these are natural, some have occurred from minor amounts of trauma and other have been directly caused by some form of surgery. Most of these are modest in size and can always be felt Read More…
Like all facial implants, temporal implants comes in a number of standard sizes and styles. Standard and extended implants exist to cover either the anterior lower temporal (zone 1) or the both anterior lower and upper temporal areas. (zone 1 and 2 or extended style) Within these two styles there are also various thicknesses (sizes) Read More…
Injectable fillers, fat and implants are all options for the treatment of temporal hollowing. But the one permanent and assured smooth treatment is that of temporal implants because of their shape and non-resorbable material composition. But temporal implants do require an incision to be placed over the main body of the temporalis muscle underneath the Read More…
For major nasal augmentations the options come to using a rib graft or an implant to achieve it. Each augmentation method has their own advantages and disadvantages and one isn’t necessarily better than the other. Each patient situation must be assessed on an individual basis in terms of amount of augmentation needed and the patient’s Read More…
The most common alloplastic facial augmentation procedure is a chin implant. Synthetic chin augmentation has been around for over fifty years using a wide a wide variety of materials. But regardless of the material used, there are only two methods of surgical insertion, intraoral or submental incisions. While to a large degree the location of Read More…
A custom jawline implant is undoubtably the best method to augment the entire lower third of the face. Since it covers the entire jaw from angle to angle crossing the chin it creates both volume and definition for a more distinct transition of the face into the neck. Its one-piece design also offers a lower Read More…
The outer half or tail of the brow bone can be reduced through an upper eyelid incision. This is useful in numerous clinical conditions where only the outer half of the brow bone needs to be changed such as in facial asymmetry (vertical brow bone elevation ) and in some types of facial feminization surgery. Read More…
Custom jawline implants offer an unparalleled ability to reshape the entire jawline and the lower face. Combining chin and jaw angle augmentation in a connected fashion can have a powerful effect given the surface area of the lower jaw that it covers. Because of this surface area coverage even small amounts of implant thickness create Read More…
Background: Scar revision is an inherent part of plastic surgery and is one of its most recognized and historic procedures. While scars occur all over the body, those on the face are the most frequently and successfully improved by various scar revision techniques. While there is a role for the more simpler linear excision and 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...