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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: Testicle implants are available in saline filled and solid silicone types. The solid type of implant would generally be considered superior as it can never fail or deflate over the patient’s lifetime. But despite this advantage, it still has to be the right implant size, shape and feel for an optimal aesthetiuc outcome. In Read More…
Background: Testicular reconstruction can be effectively done to replace a lost testicle and improve scrotal symmetry. Such scrotal implants can be either saline (fluid-filled) or made of a very soft solid silicone material. I prefer to implant the solid silicone devices as they feel more natural and will never need to be replaced due to Read More…
Background: The only viable replacement for a lost testicle is that of an implant. Placing an implant in the scrotal sac has a very low risk of any significant complications such as infection or a hematoma. This because the anatomy of the scrotum is fairly straightforward and the testicular replacement must merely provide a static Read More…
Background: The replacement of a congenitally absent or surgically removed testicle is done historically by a saline implant. Borrowing from saline breast implants, a small fluid-filled shell is used as the testicular replacement. This has been the standard device used as a testicle implant since the early 2000s. It is currently the only FDA approved Read More…
Background: The most common device for replacement of a lost testicle is that of a saline implant. While this is the only FDA-approved implant for this purpose, it is actually not a good concept for a prosthetic device sitting in the scrotal sac. It most certainly does not feel natural (more firm than a natural Read More…
Background: While many body parts can be partially replaced or augmented, few can be completely replaced in their totality by a single prosthesis. Such is the case with the testes undoubtably due to its small size and location in the hollows of the scrotal sac. While a testicular implant will not resume the functions of Read More…
Background: Lost of a testicle in a male can occur for a variety of reasons. Congenital absence, an undescended testicle, infection, traumatic injury, varicoeles and other pathologies can all cause an absent scrotal sac on one side. While a man can fully function in all capacities with one testicle, there is psychological benefit for some Read More…
Background: Testicles are naturally paired structures residing in the scrotal sac. Loss of a testicle can occur for a variety of reasons which in an adult male is usually due to cancer or a traumatic injury. Scrotal sac asymmetry obviously occurs when only one testicle remains. Whether having only one testicle is a concern will Read More…
Background: Replacement of a undeveloped or removed testis can be done with the placement of a testicular implant. The history of testicular implants goes back well over fifty years and has included a variety of material compositions. The most satisfying device became the silicone gel-filled testicular implant due to its feel. But like silicone breast Read More…
The purpose of any body implant is to replicate what is missing or deficient in size or volume. Most of the time this is done for muscle augmentation for most body implants with the exception of the breast. The other lone exception is that of the male testicle. Testicle implants are designed to replace 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...