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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...
Otoplasty is a well known ear reshaping procedure. Pinning the ears back, as it is often called, changes the shape of the ear cartilage through sutures and sometimes cartilage excisions. Done from an incision on the back of the ear it is often combined with other facial procedures due to surgical proximity and convenience. But Read More…
Pectoral implants are the male equivalent of breast implants for women. While done far less frequently, as men can build their pectoral muscles by exercise, they are very effective at enhancing the size of the pectoral muscle through placement behind it. They are actually done more often in men that workout than in men who Read More…
A custom made implant is the best method to correct aesthetic contour deformities of the skull. It can be made in any shape and size provided there is enough scalp stretch to be able to close over it. Despite these implant benefits, unlike reconstructive skull surgeries, there is a much greater importance on limiting the Read More…
Aesthetic augmentation of the skull is most effectively done using 3D imaging technology to create a custom skull implant. By both creating an exacting fit and the desired amount and shape of the skull augmentation beforehand, surgery becomes focused exclusively on the method of placement. The consideration of the location and length of the scalp Read More…
Temporal implants offer a permanent and effective augmentation method for unaesthetic temporal hollowing. They are usually inserted from the side into a subfascial pocket through small vertical skin incisions in the temporal hairline. While this incisional approach usually heals quite well, its use in the male patient who shaves his head or has a close Read More…
Rib removal offers the elimination of the last anatomic obstruction to narrowing one’s waistline. This procedure creates its effectiveness through the removal of the inner bony component of waistline support. The free floating ribs, unlike the ribs above it, have an almost vertical orientation downward with only soft tissue attachments at their small cartilaginous tips. Read More…
Brow bone reduction is a forehead reshaping procedure for both men and women. In men it is done to reduce an overly prominent brow bone appearance but yet maintain some accepted male brow bone presence. This almost always requires a setback bone flap technique. In some women it may be done to soften the brows Read More…
Rib removal surgery eliminates the last anatomic ‘obstruction’ to maximal horizontal waistline reduction. The ends of the free floating ribs (#s11 and 12) and the lowest false rib (#10) provide the only skeletal support to the sides of the torso at and above the waistline area. By pushing in on the sides of the waistline Read More…
Chin reduction is the least commonly performed chin reshaping procedure. This is because how to reduce a large chin is not well known or practiced by most plastic surgeons. While a reverse sliding genioplasty is commonly believed to be an effective chin reduction procedure, it is not. Pushing the bone back with its attached tissues Read More…
The chin has few topographic features on an otherwise round convex shape as it covers the projecting chin bone. Chins can have either a dimple or cleft. A chin dimple is a circular central indentation of the soft tissue chin pad. A chin cleft is a vertical indentation through the lower half of the chin 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...