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Many studies indicate that subclinical bacterial colonization plays a pivotal role in capsular contracture. Nevertheless, it has not been clarified whether bacterial stimuli are only associated with high-grade (Baker III/IV) or low-grade (B…

Capsular contracture is one of the major complications of augmentation mammaplasty. A review of 638 augmented breasts in 319 consecutive patients who underwent primary augmentation, with an average follow-up of 17.2 months and without a sin…

A new submuscular-subglandular technique to correct teardrop-shaped breasts using round prostheses is presented. In this technique the prostheses are only partially covered by muscle. The muscle is also divided to enhance the projection at …

The development of a capsule around an implant is part of the physiological response to a foreign body. Capsular contracture is the most specific and frustrating complication of augmentation mammaplasty, and a lot of studies have been devot…

[OBJECTIVE] To summarize the reasons of complications after prosthetic augmentation mammaplasty and explore the optimal preventive measures and therapy. [METHOD] The reasons for 40 patients who were re-operated on after prosthetic augmenta…

In a group of 331 augmentation mammaplasties performed at the Clinic of Plastic Surgery in Prague from 1994-1998, capsular contracture was recorded in 6% cosmetic and 12% of reconstruction operations. The main cause was, in particular, the …

The use of an expander/implant for augmentation mammaplasty allows for increased patient satisfaction in the postoperative period. Surgical time may be shortened as final volume determination is not an intraoperative concern, and secondary …

No evaluation of patient responses to augmentation mammaplasty has been published in the medical literature. This has left the area open for opinion and speculation by both physicians and laity.All patients undergoing pure augmentation mamm…

[BACKGROUND] Classic facial rejuvenation has not addressed permanent perioral rejuvenation, but has relied mainly on temporary fillers. The Permafacial Implant (SurgiSil, Plano, TX), which is a permanent contoured soft silicone implant, was…

Improvement of the neck without face lift is possible through proper chin projection and adequate debulking or tightening of the submental area. For chin augmentation, the author prefers to insert a wraparound anatomic silicone implant usin…

Silicone chin implants have been widely used is plastic and esthetic surgery of the face being considered as safe and efficient way for chin augmentation. However, complications such as bone resorption, displacement or ectopic bone formatio…

Advancement genioplasty is performed to aesthetically improve the lower third of the facial profile. Excessive chin advancement alone may lead to deepened labiomental sulcus and deformed aesthetic results. The purpose of this study was to a…

[INTRODUCTION] Implant-based genioplasty is a simple and safe but not complication-free cosmetic procedure. Patients are commonly briefed about anticipated complications and their management pre-operatively, but few unexpected complications…

Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene implant is usually considered as a wonderful implant for chin cosmetic augmentation with no or less bone resorption compared with solid silicone implant. However, one severe bony erosion in expanded polytetr…

[BACKGROUND] This article discusses the application of computer-aided design and rapid prototyping techniques in prosthetic chin augmentation for mild microgenia. [METHODS] Nine cases of mild microgenia underwent an electrobeam computer to…

The silicone implant has been widely used in facial aesthetic surgery for chin augmentation. A case of a 71-year-old woman with a lesion in the anterior mandibular region detected by radiographies and suggestive of benign soft tissue tumor …

[BACKGROUND] The dimensions and shape of the forehead determine the esthetics of the upper third of the face. Korean young people consider a broad and smooth, rounded forehead more attractive. As a result, frontal augmentation becomes more …

[BACKGROUND] This study describes the author's experience with long-term follow-up analysis of secondary procedures in patients with unsatisfactory initial microtia reconstruction. [METHODS] A total of 134 patients who underwent secondary …

[BACKGROUND] Capsular contracture is a critical complication of silicone implantation caused by fibrotic tissue formation from excessive foreign body responses. Various approaches have been applied, but targeting the mechanisms of capsule f…