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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...
Temporal artery ligation has been a surgical procedure done for decades. It has been historically used as a medical procedure to diagnose temporal arteritis as a biopsy technique. In this operation a section of the anterior branch of the superficial temporal artery is removed behind the front edge of the temporal hairline. More recently, temporal Read More…
Prominent bulges in the temporal region are almost always caused by the temporal arteries. The superficial temporal artery comes off the facial artery in the neck and courses upward in front of the ear. Once it reaches a typical landmark point of 1 cm in front of the ear and 2 cms about that point, Read More…
Unaesthetic bulging vessels in the temporal region at the side of the forehead are caused by the anterior branch of the superficial temporal artery. Why it gets enlarged is not precisely known although it appears to occur almost exclusively in men. Its enlargement is clearly related to increased blood flow as the vessel becomes most Read More…
Background: Prominent blood vessels on the face, while common, are not usually a source of cosmetic concern. By far the most common location of blood vessel visibility is in the forehead. Prominent arteries in the temporal region and side of the forehead as well as more central forehead veins can be seen in both men Read More…
Background: The superficial temporal artery is a branch of the external carotid artery. It runs up along the back line of the lower jaw and curves anteriorly where it crosses teh back part of the zygomatic arch at its junction with the temporal bone. Once it crosses the zygomatic arch, it splits into a Y Read More…
Prominent temporal vessels can be a source of aesthetic concern. Looking like worms due to their serpiginous course on the sides of the forehead, they usually have an episodic appearance. When the temperature is warm, the person’s heart rate is elevated or when one bends over, the size of the vessels either become prominent or Read More…
The superficial temporal artery is one of the major arteries to the scalp. Its course is well known as it arises from the external carotid artery and extends superiorly in front of the ear as it heads further north. At a point at about 2 cms above and 1cm anterior to the ear, the superficial Read More…
Background: Aneurysms of blood vessels can be either true (often caused by atherosclerosis and involving all three components of the arterial wall) or false. (often caused by trauma and involving just a portion of the arterial wall) Most arterial aneurysms are perceived as involving large vessels (e.g., aorta) but they can involve any vessel small Read More…
Pulsing Prominent Facial Artery Ligation ‘The procedure when so smoothly and the pulsations from the artery on my face are gone. The bandage is off and I am sooo amazed!! So grateful!! One week later It looks better then my scars from a year and half ago!! You are the man and you have been 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...