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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...
Custom infraorbital implants provide superior augmentation of the lower orbital-upper midface skeletal due to its 3D design. Augmentation of many infraorbital rim deficiencies often requires a combined vertical and horizontal augmentation which standard infraorbital implants can not do. In addition they can provide coverage for the lateral orbital rim or malar areas as well for Read More…
Temporal reduction is an effective aesthetic procedure for reshaping the side of the head in the properly selected patient. Based on temporal muscle removals and releases the goal is to decrease the wide or convex shape to the side of the head. Its effectiveness is based on how thick the temporal muscle is but in Read More…
There are numerous small bumps on the skull that can occur that can be aesthetically bothersome. Some common examples are osteomas of the forehead and occipital knobs on the back of the head. Many of these skull bumps are pathologic, meaning their presence is abnormal even if they only cause an aesthetic issue. There are Read More…
Hip augmentation remains a challenging body contouring procedure. An autologous approach with fat injections are the most logical approach but the survival of fat in the hip area is generally poor particularly if a deep trochanteric depression exists. Hip implants offer assured volume retention but have a significant complication rate due to the lack of Read More…
Chondrolaryngoplasty or tracheal shave surgery is the only structural aesthetic change that can be done on the neck. (since the thyroid cartilage is the only protruding non-soft tissue prominence) While commonly identified with transgender surgery today the tracheal shave procedure can also be performed in cis males who have too much Adam’s apple projection. (Usually Read More…
Improvements have been made to testicle implants over the past few years for their aesthetic enhancements. Larger sizes are now available that go beyond the standard 5.0 size that used to be he largest size available. Custom implant designing makes any implant size and shape possible. While the most testicle implants are oblong with a Read More…
Augmentation of temporal hollowing can be done by a variety of materials from injectable fillers and fat to implants. Each has their advantages and the best quality of an implant is its assured volume permanence. Temporal implants are made of a solid ultrasoft silicone material which is designed to feel like soft tissue…which is exactly Read More…
Chin implants are a very commonly used method of facial augmentation that has been around for fifty years. Despite this long history and common use there continues to be a lack of understanding of the gender differences between the male and female chin and how to select a successful chin implant for them. In shoulder Read More…
Chin implants are a very commonly used method of facial augmentation that has been around for fifty years. Despite this long history and common use there continues to be a lack of understanding of the gender differences between the male and female chin and how to select a successful chin implant for them. In the Read More…
Testicular implants are the smallest aesthetic body implant. Despite its small size it shares several features to that of another body implant that is far more commonly used, breast implants. The similarities may not seem obvious and the implant compositions are different. (testicle implants are soft solid implants while breast implants are soft gel-filled implants) 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...