17: Managing Problems and Patient and FDA Concerns
Chapter 17 Managing Problems and Patient and FDA Concerns During the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Panel hearings on October 14 and 15, 2003,1 the FDA panel…
Chapter 17 Managing Problems and Patient and FDA Concerns During the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Advisory Panel hearings on October 14 and 15, 2003,1 the FDA panel…
Chapter 3 Patient Education, Decisions, and Informed Consent Decisions affect patient outcomes and the patient experience more than any surgical technique or implant device. A staged, repetitive system of patient…
Chapter 18 Wound Healing, Capsular Contracture, and Tissue Stretch: Factors Surgeon and Patient Cannot Control Surgeon decisions and technical execution largely determine patient outcomes in breast augmentation, but neither surgeons…
Chapter 10 Surgical Principles and Instrumentation Specific surgical principles are critical to optimize the patient experience and outcomes in breast augmentation, regardless of the incision approach, pocket location, or type…
Chapter 14 Preoperative Care, Anesthesia, and Postoperative Care Optimally, a surgeon creates an optimal environment for patient care, but this process may take years, and requires a strong commitment to…
Chapter 20 Augmentation Mastopexy The world we have made as a result of the level of thinking we have done thus far creates problems we cannot solve at the same…
Chapter 6 Implants and Implant–Soft Tissue Dynamics Implant–soft tissue dynamics impact short- and long-term results in breast augmentation. The more a surgeon understands the complex interactions between the implant device…
Chapter 2 Ten Essentials Ten Essentials to Optimize Patient Outcomes Proved processes currently enable surgeons to optimize breast augmentation outcomes according to principles of evidence based outcomes analysis.1–11 Using principles…
Chapter 9 Incision Approaches Four incision approaches are currently used for primary breast augmentation: inframammary, axillary, periareolar, and umbilical (Figure 9-1). This chapter provides an overview and comparison of incision…
Chapter 15 Essentials to Achieve 24 Hour Recovery Most informed patients considering breast augmentation want an optimal result with the shortest, most carefree recovery and the least risk of problems,…