10.1055/b-0040-177584 7 Preoperative Evaluation of Patients with Macromastia and PtosisKatherine H. Carruthers, Pankaj Tiwari, and Ergun Kocak Summary The preoperative evaluation of patients with macromastia and ptosis is a complex…
10.1055/b-0040-177579 2 Made to Match: The Essence of Breast Implant SelectionBradley P. Bengtson Summary State-of-the-art breast implant–related surgery in primary augmentation, revision, or reconstruction requires the patient and plastic surgeon…
10.1055/b-0040-177578 1 Anatomy of the BreastEthan Baughman and Donald W. Buck II Summary Surgery of the breast requires a detailed understanding of the anatomy and embryology of the breast. A…
10.1055/b-0040-177581 4 Selection of the Surgical ApproachZiyad S. Hammoudeh and W. Grant Stevens Summary Breast augmentation with implants may be accomplished through various surgical incisions. These include the inframammary, periareolar,…
10.1055/b-0040-177580 3 Implant OptionsMarilyn Ng, M. Shuja Shafqat, and Sameer A. Patel Summary Implant options for breast augmentation have evolved and improved significantly over the last several decades. Plastic surgeons…
10.1055/b-0040-177582 5 Implant Placement OptionsMaurice Y. Nahabedian Summary Current approaches to breast augmentation are diverse and controversial. A long-standing topic of discussion is whether to place a breast implant in…
10.1055/b-0040-177583 6 Fat Grafting for Primary AugmentationAsh Patel, Kristen Rezak, and Emily Van Kouwenberg Summary This chapter will focus on fat grafting for primary breast augmentation. Patient selection, process of…
10.1055/b-0034-66793 6.3 TRAM/DIEP Flap Fig. 6.23 The vascular supply to the rectus abdominis muscles from the inferior epigastric artery, with arterial arcades above and below the umbilicus. The diagram shows…
10.1055/b-0034-86527 10 Breast-Conserving Therapy Indications Breast-conserving surgery has become the standard form of treatment for breast cancer. Nowadays, ablative measures are only indicated when factors related to tumor biology do…
10.1055/b-0034-86528 11 Immediate Reconstruction of the Breast Fig. 11.1 Immediate reconstruction of the breast. Most of the breast skin is preserved, and only the breast volume and resected portions of…
