Pocket Conversion Made Easy: A Simple Technique Using Alloderm to Convert Subglandular Breast Implants to the Dual-Plane Position | Zendy

Mehrdad M. Mofid | Zendy; Navin Singh | Zendy

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Pocket Conversion Made Easy: A Simple Technique Using Alloderm to Convert Subglandular Breast Implants to the Dual-Plane Position

Author(s) -

Mehrdad M. Mofid,

Navin Singh

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

aesthetic surgery journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.528

H-Index - 58

eISSN - 1527-330X

pISSN - 1090-820X

DOI - 10.1016/j.asj.2008.12.005

Subject(s) - medicine , breast augmentation , pectoralis major muscle , capsular contracture , mastopexy , implant , surgery , pectoralis muscle , mammaplasty , plastic surgery , breast reconstruction , breast cancer , cancer

The advantages of dual-plane, partially submuscular breast implants are well documented. Standard conversion techniques to dual-plane positioning use marionette sutures and internal capsulorrhaphy sutures from the lower edge of the pectoralis major muscle to the anterior capsule or breast fascia within the subglandular plane. These techniques are limited by high rates of postoperative implant malposition and technical limitations that make combined mastopexy procedures difficult to perform.

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