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Two-person screening of mental well-being before primary breast augmentation: Can we do more?
Patients choosing aesthetic surgery are asymptomatic individuals opting for surgery. Psychologists and surgeons have been interested in identifying characteristics of these individuals' preoperative as well as postoperative psychological ch…
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Transitioning From Conventional Textured to Nanotextured Breast Implants: Our Early Experience and Modifications for Optimal Breast Augmentation Outcomes.
[BACKGROUND] Nanotextured breast implants were hailed as an innovation that may address capsular contracture and breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma and may provide the sweet spot between smooth and conventional texture…
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Controllable Factors to Reduce the Rate of Complications in Primary Breast Augmentation: A Review of the Literature.
[BACKGROUND] Aesthetic augmentation mammoplasties are one of the most demanded procedures performed in the aesthetic surgical sector. Because of the high epidemiological impact, the evaluation of measures to reduce the risk of complications…
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The Dual Vascular Pedicle: A Novel Method to Approach Challenging Cases in Single-Stage Mastopexy/Augmentation.
[BACKGROUND] Age, pregnancy and weight change can affect the shape of the female breast. Various mastopexy/augmentation techniques have been described to address these changes which work well in primary and uncomplicated cases. However, the…
- Corrigendum to: Transitioning From Conventional Textured to Nanotextured Breast Implants: Our Early Experience and Modifications for Optimal Breast Augmentation Outcomes.
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In search for the 'perfect' breast implant: are textured implants still indicated in today's breast augmentation practice?
The popularity of breast augmentation procedure has driven research and debate as to whether any given implant characteristic offers a functional advantage. One such debate exists about the role of surface texturing. In the aftermath of the…
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Quantitative Analysis of Nipple to Inframammary Fold Distance Variation in Tuberous Breast Augmentation: Is there a Progressive Lower Pole Expansion?
[INTRODUCTION] In patients with short nipple to inframammary fold (N-IMF) distance, as in tuberous breast, the cohesivity and gel distribution of shaped implants work as a controlled tissue expander, progressively adapting the tissues to th…
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The effect of implant surface on the recurrence rates of capsular contracture following revision breast surgery: Early results from a single surgeon retrospective comparative study.
[INTRODUCTION] This retrospective comparative study aimed to evaluate the effect of implant surface in two cohorts of consecutive patients who underwent revision surgery following capsular contracture (Baker III-IV) after primary breast aug…
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The Evolution of Patients' and Surgeons' Perspectives Towards the Role of the Internet and Social Media in Breast Augmentation Over 5 Years.
[BACKGROUND] The influence of the internet and social media (SoMe) in the decision-making of patients is recognized. Plastic surgeons are aware of this trend but are entangled between ethics, professionalism, and business acumen. [OBJECTIV…
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Why Do We Need Anatomical Implants? the Science and Rationale for Maintaining Their Availability and Use in Breast Surgery.
The choice between anatomical and round implants is an important decision in breast augmentation surgery; however, both have their place and the decision between them that should be made on a patient-by-patient basis, taking into account th…
- Effects of COVID-19 on Plastic Surgery Practices and Medi-Spas in Different Countries.
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Secondary Breast Augmentation: Is There a Trend for Bigger Implants?
[BACKGROUND] Despite novel assessment tools and 3D simulation, patient's desire for implant size change is one of the most common reasons for revision surgery after primary breast augmentation. In this study, we analysed outcomes and predic…
- Pectoralis Fixation in Type II or III Dual-Plane Breast Augmentation to Avoid Muscle Displacement in Patients With Short Pectoralis Major.
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Implant Insertion Time and Incision Length in Breast Augmentation Surgery with the Keller Funnel: Results from a Comparative Study.
[BACKGROUND] The Keller funnel is an easy-to-use mechanical device that aids breast implant insertion. This study analyzed implant insertion time and incision length using the Keller funnel versus conventional manual insertion. [METHODS] T…
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Benchmarking the Outcomes of Single-Stage Augmentation Mastopexy against Primary Breast Augmentation: A Single Surgeon's Experience of 905 Consecutive Cases.
[BACKGROUND] Augmentation mastopexy may be a one- or two-stage procedure. Because of the opposing force vectors in augmentation and in mastopexy, some surgeons advocate a two-stage procedure. The literature appears divided on which operatio…
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Online and Social Media Footprint of All Swedish Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons.
[BACKGROUND] The visual nature of the Internet and its newer technologies makes it naturally aligned to plastic and aesthetic surgery. While many studies have looked at the use of social media ('SoMe'), they have been limited by either low …
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Do Not Fear an Implant's Shape: A Single Surgeon's Experience of Over 1200 Round and Shaped Textured Implants in Primary Breast Augmentation.
[BACKGROUND] Breast implants can be characterized by their fill material, surface texture, or shape. Whereas long-term good quality studies have provided evidence for the fill material and texture, there is still little consensus for choosi…
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Patients' and Surgeons' Perceptions of Social Media's Role in the Decision Making for Primary Aesthetic Breast Augmentation.
[BACKGROUND] Social media (SoMe) has evolved to be a platform that patients use to seek information prior to an operation, share perioperative and postoperative journey, provide feedback, offer and receive support. While there have been stu…
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Aesthetic Training for Plastic Surgeons: Are Residents Getting Enough?
[UNLABELLED] Plastic Surgery is one of the most competitive specialties in the field of medicine. However, this specialty has a unique particularity: the difficulties in Aesthetic Surgery training within the residency program. Despite the f…
- Exploring the Genetic Role of Capsular Contracture in Three Family Generations With a Case Report and a Literature Review.
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Role of Macrotextured Shaped Extra Full Projection Cohesive Gel Implants in Primary Aesthetic Breast Augmentation.
[BACKGROUND] Extra full projection implants are used in a select group of aesthetic breast surgery patients. Their use is selective enough that they have not been included in long term manufacturer studies and the indications for their use …
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Autologous Collagen Matrix (ACM): Lower Pole Support With a Supero-Anterior Capsular Flap in Secondary Subpectoral Breast Augmentation.
[BACKGROUND] Secondary aesthetic breast surgery is a complex and challenging scenario. It requires the surgeon to identify contributing factors, provide patient education, make a further management plan, and optimize the conditions for a fa…
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Is Rotation a Concern with Anatomical Breast Implants? A Statistical Analysis of Factors Predisposing to Rotation.
[BACKGROUND] Since their introduction in 1993, anatomical implants have provided a more natural appearance in breast augmentation, and many surgeons advocate their use and promote the good aesthetic results. However, the risk of implant rot…
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Implementation of an Integrated Biodimensional Method of Breast Augmentation with Anatomic, Highly Cohesive Silicone Gel Implants: Short-Term Results With the First 620 Consecutive Cases.
[BACKGROUND] The previously described Akademikliniken (AK) method is a comprehensive approach to breast augmentation with form stable implants that has been shown to afford favorable outcomes when applied by experienced surgeons. [OBJECTIV…
- A Four-Layer Wound Closure Technique with Barbed Sutures for Stable Reset of the Inframammary Fold in Breast Augmentation.
- Response to "Comments on 'A Four-Layer Wound Closure Technique with Barbed Sutures for Stable Reset of the Inframammary Fold in Breast Augmentation'".
- Response to "Can We Really Control the Inframammary Fold (IMF) in Breast Augmentation?".
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Anatomical and Round Breast Implants: How to Select and Indications for Use.
[UNLABELLED] Choosing between round and anatomical form-stable implants is a key decision in the process of breast augmentation. Anatomical devices have been subject to a number of misconceptions that have limited their use. However, in opt…
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The influence of social media and easily accessible online information on the aesthetic plastic surgery practice: literature review and our own experience.
[INTRODUCTION] Patients interested in aesthetic plastic surgery procedures increasingly seek advice on social media and rely on easily accessible online information. The investigatory goal was to determine the impact of this phenomenon on t…
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Three-dimensional simulated images in breast augmentation surgery: an investigation of patients' satisfaction and the correlation between prediction and actual outcome.
[BACKGROUND] Breast augmentation is one of the most commonly performed operations. Three-dimensional outcome simulation can be used to predict and demonstrate for the patient what the planned operation aims to achieve in terms of size and s…