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 augmentation. Many Asian women prefer an axillary incision to inframammary…
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. The pectoral fascia helps support the breast implant, and even…
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 in the United States and was performed in more than…
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 promoted an inframammary fold (IMF) approach when placing a breast…
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 to breast augmentation. Peer-reviewed articles and prior book chapters have…