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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...
Background: The temples are an aesthetically important region that is separate from the forehead above it and the cheeks below it. While the temporal region anatomically extends from the side of the forehead all the way to the back of the head, the most aesthetically recognized temporal region is anterior by the side of the Read More…
Background: Augmentation of large surface areas of the skull can only effectively be done with custom skull implant designs. They can be made to cover any aspect of the head whether it be the top, front, back or the sides. While top, front and back of the skull is only bone, the sides of the Read More…
Background: Implants offer one effective method for treating temporal hollowing which is defined as an excessive concavity . There are two basic styles of temporal implants, standard and extended, whose shapes are based on the extent of the temporal hollowing that is being treated. Regardless of the implant style used the traditional placement is through Read More…
Background: Temporal augmentation can be done for either a reconstructive or an aesthetic purpose. Most reconstructive temporal augmentations are either due to a craniotomy defect or loss of normal muscle fill of the concave bony temporal fossa from surgery or trauma. Such augmentations take a more craniofacial approach and use various forms of bone cements Read More…
Temporal implants are unique amongst al other forms of face and skull implants for two specific reasons. First it is a soft tissue implant as its intent is to augment the temporal muscle and not bone as the very outer surface of the side of the head is muscle. Secondly it is an implant that Read More…
Temporal implants offer an assured volume increase in correction of aesthetic temporal hollowing. They are available in two styles, standard and extended. The extended temporal implant style was developed to offer a more complete temporal augmentation effect from the zygomatic arch up to the bony temporal line. Two thickness are available from thin (3mm) to Read More…
Temporal implants provide a permanent volume enhancement of the natural and/or congenital hollowing that can occur by the side of the eye. Such implants are typically placed through a vertical incision at or behind the temporal hairline. As the procedure was originally described the incision was back in the temporal hairline. But my extensive experience Read More…
Background: The temples are a unique aesthetic region on the side of the face. It typically has a flat or minimally concave external contour bounded by the bony temporal line superiorly, the lateral orbital rim anteriorly, the zygomatic arch inferiorly and the temporal hairline posteriorly. The temples have a hard tissue base consisting of the Read More…
Temporal hollowing is a common sequelae of aging particularly in the thin female. While the actual temporal muscle does not shrink significantly with aging, the temporal fat pads do. Thin females do not have sizable temporal fat pads initially and whatever is there may largely shrink with age. The most common treatment for temporal hollowing Read More…
Temporal augmentation can be done by a variety of techniques from injections to surgery. The typical progression for patients seeking improvement in their temporal hollowing is to first use an injectable approach. A wide variety of synthetic fillers have been used successfully but their effects are not permanent. Fat injections are often done as a 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...