Challenging Breast Augmentations: The Influence of Preoperative Anatomical Features on the Final Result.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Achieving satisfactory results may be difficult in augmentation mammaplasty patients in the presence of breast, chest wall, or vertebral deformities. These deformities have not been classified previously, and the impact of each deformity or combination of deformities has not been defined.

Objectives

The aims of this study are to determine the complicating factors in augmentation mammaplasty, to classify these factors according to their influence on surgical outcome, and to develop an identification system for simplifying the recognition of challenging cases.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed photographs and records of 100 consecutive patients who underwent augmentation mammaplasty. We observed suboptimal results in 18 cases. Preoperative deformities of th

SUBMITTER: Bayram Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5127479 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature