Introduction Breast ptosis is one of the most common issues seen for evaluation in a plastic surgeon’s office. It can be developmental or more commonly acquired, secondary to weight loss, hormonal changes, pregnancy, and aging. A mastopexy is reserved for…
Introduction Commonly, mastopexy is understood to be synonymous with “breast lift.” Among plastic surgeons, a mastopexy has been traditionally understood to mean a skin tightening procedure, certainly for a skin-only mastopexy. However, the goal of a mastopexy is improvement in…
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 resection or, sometimes, exclusively skin resections, resulting in extensive scarring.…
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 ). When a patient has one major complication or revision,…
Introduction Capsular contracture has for decades been the most common complication associated with aesthetic and reconstructive breast surgery. Although the exact mechanism or cause is still unclear, many causes have been implicated, the most feasible include hypertrophic scarring, the infectious…
Introduction The best way to treat a complication, is to avoid it. Unknown expert surgeon Breast augmentation is a common operation, and it has been estimated that there are currently 5–10 million women with breast implants in the United States…
Introduction Breast augmentation is one of the most common procedures performed by plastic surgeons. In the United States alone, it is estimated that more than three million breast implants have been inserted for primary breast augmentation since 2005. It is…
Introduction Women who have undergone breast augmentation live with their breast implants for years and typically want to maintain their outcomes because it adds value to their lives. Revision breast augmentation provides patients an opportunity to maintain or improve their…
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 2016, and this trend does not appear to be diminishing.…
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 related capsular contracture, which are appealing to people who want…