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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: In the patient with a wide or overly convex head shape the question is always is this a function of the bone or muscle. To accurately answer this question one has to look at the anatomy of the temporal bone and muscle which makes up the side of the head. The temporal bone is Read More…
Background: Wide or excessive convex shaped sides of the head are associated with both aesthetic and occasional functional symptoms. Aesthetically the side of the head is generally desired to be straight and not convex or bowed out. When it is excessively wide both the shape of the bone and the thickness of the muscle can Read More…
Background: While there are many aesthetic head shape concerns one of the common types is the width of the side of the head. Excessive temporal width or a convex head shape from the front or back view is an almost exclusive male concern due to its visibility with short or no hair. There are certain Read More…
Background: Of all the skull reduction procedures temporal reduction is the only one that involves removal of soft tissue and not bone. This is because it is the only skull area where the bone is covered by thicker soft tissues than just the five layers of the scalp. The thickness of the side of the Read More…
Temporal reduction is a very effective procedure for reducing an undesired width excess on the side of the head. Patients so affected can have a head referred to a ‘light bulb’ shape, an excessive convexity above the ears seen in the front and back views. While there may be a bony component to it the Read More…
Background: The aesthetically wide head is typically seen as a pronounced convexity in the temporal regions of the skull. While much of the skull is compromised of bone under the scalp, the temporal regions which make up the sides of the head are unique in that regard. While there is temporal bone a significant part Read More…
Narrowing of the wide or overly convex side of the head is done by a soft tissue reduction of the temporal muscle. While many think it requires a bone reduction technique the reality is that muscle removal is far more effective and can be done by a hidden incision behind the ear. The temporal muscle Read More…
Background: The skull has five basic surfaces, all of which can be either augmented or reduced.The central 3 surfaces (forehead, top of head and back of head ) are only bone under the scalp and this reduction in these areas needs to be done by bone removal. However the two sides of the skull, while Read More…
Background: The large temporal muscle occupies the entire side of the head even though its function is to contribute to movement of the lower jaw. Like the masseter muscle its masticatory activity can be a source of painful symptoms. Hyperactivity, nerve compression and vascular occlusion can be a source of such pain although the exact Read More…
The wide head typically means an increased bitemporal distance which also gives it a more convex shape from the front view. While the bitemporal distance seems like a single area on the side of the head that is made of a uniformly thick temporal muscle, it is not that anatomically simple. The temporal area of 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...