Plastic Surgery Key

Introduction Complications continue to be a problem in breast implant surgery with the original prospective meta-analyses (PMAs) studies showing complications and revision rates as high as 30% ( Fig. 12.1…

Introduction Mastopexy is the surgical technique mostly employed for modification of volume, compaction, and repositioning of the breast mound. The harmonious combination of proportion, position, and projection requires a dermoglandular…

Introduction Breast augmentation using implants has been an important part of plastic surgery practice since the first breast implant was developed in 1963. More recently, some leading plastic surgeons have…

Introduction Breast augmentation with fat has evolved over the past 12 years. According to the American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, fat transfer to the breast dramatically increased 41% over…

Introduction Breast augmentation is one of the most popular aesthetic procedures worldwide, including in Asia. The unique Asian cultural background, which is more conservative, influences various options for Asian breast…

Introduction Breast augmentation with primary fat grafting has gained increasing popularity in the past decade. It has several advantages over implant-based breast augmentation, including avoidance of foreign body implantation and…

Introduction The pectoral fascia is a thin layer of dense connective tissue, covering the surface of the pectoralis major muscle. It can be easily dissected along the subfascial implant insertion….

Introduction Breast augmentation, according to the most recent procedural statistics data from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, continues to have increased popularity as the most common surgical procedure…

Introduction Over the last 20 years, considerable effort has been placed on re-evaluating breast augmentation and shifting the focus away from simply volumizing the patient to a more comprehensive approach…