Can Clavicle Shortening Surgery Be Done More Than Once?

Q: Dr. Eppley, Can I Get a second clavicle shortening procedure?

A:Thank you for your inquiry and sending your pictures. As best as I can tell from the pictures the aesthetic difference in the prominence of the two clavicles appears to be in the larger midshaft segment of the bone. After 10 years it would be fair to say, short of major clavicle repositioning surgery without the assurance of a guaranteed outcome, that camouflage of the problem through the use of an implant would be an aesthetically  superior and safer choice. This would be a custom 180 wrap around implant made to cover/enlarge the deformed clavicle, in essence making the clavicle bigger or more prominent.

It would be helpful to see current clavicle x-rays to understand the exact differences in shape between the two clavicles.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon