“In the frontal view, delicate, 3-dimensional (3D) anatomic structures require special photographic skills. Lighting is crucial for detail rendition and 3D reproduction of the nose, and for apparent photographic bias.” The observation is provided by authors Benedikt Strub, Konrad Mende, Claudia Meuli-Simmen, and Stephan Bessler in a new paper for the Aesthetic Surgery Journal, entitled: […]
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Further progress in male nipple positioning
Since 2009, progress has been made in devising techniques for determining ideal male nipple positions. (see previous Improbable item on Divine Proportions in male nipple re-positioning) A research team from the department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, have now contributed to the body of work – noting […]
In search of the “beautiful” umbilicus
Dr Shu Jin Lee, and colleagues at the Department of Surgery, at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, have been examining the pages of Playboy Magazine – they are in search of “beauty”. Specifically, beautiful navels. With the aid of computer software which they have developed (called the Aesthetic Analyzer*) […]
Pectoral implants – a short history
Back in 2002, Dr. Gary F. Horn M.D. of Paris, France, introduced ‘A New Concept in Male Chest Reshaping: Anatomical Pectoral Implants and Liposculpture’ (Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Volume 26, Issue 1, pp 23-25) The doctor described (what was, at the time) a new type of implant made by the Silimed Corporation. “The concept of this […]