Managing Complications of Augmentation Mammaplasty
Managing Complications of Augmentation Mammaplasty Neal Handel Breast implants were first introduced in the United States nearly 50 years ago (1). Since that time they have been widely used for…
Reconstructive surgery
The Inframammary Fold: Histologic and Anatomic Description, Classification and Definitions, and Options for Repair and Reinforcement
The Inframammary Fold: Histologic and Anatomic Description, Classification and Definitions, and Options for Repair and Reinforcement Bradley P. Bengtson The inframammary fold (IMF) is the keystone and most important foundational…
Correction of Capsular Contracture After Augmentation Mammaplasty By Conversion to the Subpectoral or “Dual-Plane” Position
Correction of Capsular Contracture After Augmentation Mammaplasty By Conversion to the Subpectoral or “Dual-Plane” Position Scott L. Spear Michael Cohen Introduction As the surgical options for correcting capsular contracture and…
Acellular Dermal Matrix for the Treatment and Prevention of Implant-Associated Breast Deformities
Acellular Dermal Matrix for the Treatment and Prevention of Implant-Associated Breast Deformities Scott L. Spear Mitchel Seruya Brief History Acellular dermal matrix (ADM) has been increasingly accepted as a useful…
Bioprosthetic Materials for Plastic Surgery of the Breast
Bioprosthetic Materials for Plastic Surgery of the Breast G. Patrick Maxwell Allen Gabriel Introduction Over the last century breast surgery has evolved from a rarely performed surgical venture to a…
Breast Augmentation and Reconstruction Using Brava External Breast Expansion and Autologous Fat Grafting
Breast Augmentation and Reconstruction Using Brava External Breast Expansion and Autologous Fat Grafting Roger K. Khouri Daniel Del Vecchio Introduction In plastic surgery few topics warrants as much controversy, excitement,…
Neo-Subpectoral Technique for Implant Malposition
Neo-Subpectoral Technique for Implant Malposition Scott L. Spear M. Renee Jespersen Samir S. Rao It is generally accepted that revision breast augmentation is more complex and difficult than primary breast…
Outcome Assessment of Breast Distortion Following Submuscular Breast Augmentation
Outcome Assessment of Breast Distortion Following Submuscular Breast Augmentation Scott L. Spear Jaime Schwartz Introduction Animation deformities or breast distortions during pectoralis muscle contraction following subpectoral breast augmentation are known…
Augmentation with Periareolar Mastopexy
Augmentation with Periareolar Mastopexy Scott L. Spear Mark L. Venturi Despite decades of use, breast augmentation with periareolar mastopexy remains a complex and controversial subject. According to some, augmentation with…
Breast Reconstruction in Patients with Poland Syndrome
Breast Reconstruction in Patients with Poland Syndrome James D. Namnoum Introduction In 1841, while completing a preceptorship in anatomy at Guy’s Hospital in London, Alfred Poland described the characteristics of…
