Composite breast augmentation is a simple procedure combining the ability of an implant to provide increased volume with the reshaping possibilities offered by fat grafting. The ability to camouflage the…
The controversy over fat grafting to the breasts has now been settled. In 2009, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons Fat Graft Task Force stated that “Fat grafting may be…
Plastic surgeons have come to realize that fat grafting can rejuvenate an aging face by restoring or creating fullness. However, fat grafting does much more than simply add volume. Grafted…
Lee L.Q. Pu, MD, PhD, FACS, Editor Kotaro Yoshimura, MD, Editor Sydney R. Coleman, MD, Editor Although fat grafting had a “bad reputation” in the past, it has become one…
CLINICS IN PLASTIC SURGERY www.plasticsurgery.theclinics.com July 2015 • Volume 42 • Number 3 Related posts: Primary Breast Augmentation with Fat Grafting Combined Use of Implant and Fat Grafting for Breast…
Breast implant associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIALCL) is a distinct clinical entity that can present in patients receiving either reconstructive or cosmetic breast implants. Presenting symptoms include onset of…
Patients presenting for correction of breast and chest wall asymmetries may have undergone numerous thoracic procedures in early childhood and may have suffered profound psychosocial effects. Complex congenital syndromes as…
Breast augmentation remains one of the most common procedures performed in the United States. However, shape, feel, safety, and longevity of the implants remain important areas of research. The data…
Bradley P. Bengtson, MD, FACS, Editor It is an incredible honor and privilege to be asked to be the editor for this issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery on breast…
The transaxillary approach to breast augmentation has the advantage of allowing breast implants to be placed with no incisions on the breasts. There has been a general perception of a…
