Open AccessUsing a capsular flap to correct breast implant malposition
Author(s) -
Sandra Voice
Publication year - 2001
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 - 10.1067/maj.2001.119123
Subject(s) - medicine , breast implant , implant , surgery , breast augmentation , capsular contracture , mammaplasty , breast reconstruction , breast cancer , cancer
Breast implant malposition may be corrected by designing a capsular flap to create a sling. This results in a vascularized, reinforced repair that places the suture line away from the maximum weight of the implants. The authors discuss the advantages of using a capsular flap for an impending extrusion of a breast implant or tissue expander, and present their technique. (Aesthetic Surg J 2001;21:441-444.).
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