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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: Aging affects all facial structures, particularly those around sphincters or apertures such as the eye. Changes around the eye are commonly perceived because they are so visible and are part of every human conversation. But just like the eye, the mouth also ages in very characteristic ways. Lines, wrinkles and thinning lips are Read More…
The mouth area is not spared as the rest of the face ages. Most women focus on changes in the neck and jowls as well as around the eyes. And while there are some well known procedures that make great improvements in these facial areas (facelift, blepharoplasty), how to improve the mouth area is Read More…
What happens to the mouth area with aging? Like the rest of the face, aging affects the mouth by atrophy and sagging. This is manifest by lips that get thinner, the development of vertical lip wrinkles, corners of the mouth that turn down, and the appearance of marionette lines or folds. These changes collectively can Read More…
Age-related changes around the mouth, known as perioral aging, are a very common concern for many women. Like the rest of the face, the mouth area deflates and sags with aging. One of the most effects of aging is that the upper lip sags, particularly at the corners, causing the mouth to sag. As Read More…
One of the telltale and most bothersome signs for women as they age is the development of an aging or “old mouth”. Besides the lines and wrinkles that form in the surrounding skin, other anatomic changes occur that change its overall appearance. The upper lip begins to get longer and thinner. The drooping skin from Read More…
A frowning look is not associated with the perception of happiness nor youth. A frown is primarily a result of the angulation of the corners of the mouth. The mouth corner is where the upper and lower lips meet and should be at the same horizontal position as the lip line. (the line where Read More…
As the face ages, so does the mouth area as well. Many perioral changes take place that go beyond the development of wrinkles and vertical lip lines. The upper lip may get longer, the corners of the mouth may droop, and both upper and lower lips get thinner and lose any poutiness. Three distinct Read More…
Even after a facelift many patients are left with mouths that do not look happy or younger. This is because a facelift does not really affect the mouth area (contrary to popular perception) and the presence of marionette lines. Marionette lines (sometimes called puppet folds) are those folds of skin that run down from Read More…
Angular cheilitis is a chronic inflammation of the corners of the mouth which makes them cracked and painful. This condition can last for days to months, often cycling between almost gone only to come back as severe as ever. It makes opening the mouth painful as that pulls on the inflamed corners. In many Read More…
As plastic surgery has worked its way into the mainstream of American society, it is no surprise that procedures are being done today that were not imaginable a mere ten years ago. And I am not referring here to surgery wonders of technology and scientific advancement (although that exists also), I am talking about what 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...