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The article discusses the benefits and processes of the transumbilical approach for breast augmentation. Cosmetic surgeon Robert A. Shumway mentions that transumbilical breast augmentation (TUBA), which involves placing breast implants through a single incision within the umbilicus, is safer since the risk of pneumothorax, hematoma, and scarring are lessened. Details related to the use of modified tumescent solution for TUBA analgesia and the introduction of blunt solid trocars are included.

The article presents the insight of doctor Roger K. Khouri on potential of megavolume lipografting allowed by pregrafting external tissue expansion as a safe and effective method of breast augmentation. He states that he developed the procedure for autologous fat breast augmentation using an external vacuum-based expansion device which he invented. He discusses the intraoperative and postoperative procedures to optimize the graft.

The article presents the insights of various surgeons regarding what they prefer between simultaneous augmentation mastopexy and staged approach. Ted S. Eisenberg says that a simultaneous augmentation mastopexy offers low complication rate and less use of anesthesia. According to Angelo Cuzalina, simultaneous procedure can be done with low revision and complication rates and excellent results. Efrain Gonzalez believes that combining both breast lift and augmentation offers better results.

The article examines the application of cell-assisted lipotransfer (CAL) technique for breast augmentation employing fat grafts based on the study of plastic surgeon Kotaro Yoshimura. It explains that CAL technique, which uses autologous adipose-derived stem (stromal) cells (ADSCs) with lipoinjection, is helpful in regenerating adipose tissue after lipografting. Yoshimura also emphasizes that patients using CAL could gain soft and natural-looking breasts without worries over foreign bodies.

The article discusses the pros and cons and techniques of the application of lipoaugmentation for breast enhancement. It mentions that lipoaugmentation was once limited because of concerns over early breast carcinoma, however, a review concluded that fat grafting proved no link with breast cancer. It notes that although lipoaugmentation is not for women who want a size increase, it has benefits in terms of allowing contouring at the sites of fat harvest and controlling the shape of the breast.

The article analyzes the connection between textured breast implants and double capsules-related complications based on a study by plastic surgeon Elizabeth J. Hall-Findlay. Hall-Findlay's review revealed that silicone gel implants are better than saline implants in terms of capsular contracture profile. The study also discovered that aggressive texture surfaces adhering to the capsule can be forcefully separated and can cause shear forces that result to an expanding seroma or a double capsule.

The article discusses the developments in fat transfer for breast augmentation based on the views of several professionals in the field. Todd M. Kalan of Innovative Cosmetic Surgery Center mentions that a successful element of fat transfer lies in the removal of the fat with minimal damage and injecting it to the breast in microdroplets. Comments from Michael S. Kluska of Cosmetic Contours and Daniel Del Vecchio of Back Bay Plastic Surgery are also included.

The article focuses on fat grafting techniques and technologies that offer graft longevity and volume retention. Cosmetic surgeon Mark Berman says that the inclusion of more stem cells in the fat injection offers longer-lasting results. Also discussed are several breast augmentation procedures performed to patients using fat grafting.

The article offers information on how to address the challenges in the surgical revision after breast augmentation. It reports on the importance of communication and the setting of expectations between the patient and the surgeon about the surgery. It also discusses the importance of counseling about the patient's surgical options.

The article discusses mastopexy and breast augmentation on women. According to Dr. Angelo Cuzalina, private practitioner in Tulsa, Oklahoma, breastlift done with augmentation presents multiple challenges as variables affecting the outcome becomes harder to control. It also presents classification of breast ptosis and states that the mastopexy technique used in women with grade III ptosis depends on the nipple-to-fold distance.

The article presents the author's view on the presence of Web-based self-evaluation tools for breast augmentation. On the site, visitors can take a two-minute quiz composed of 11 questions about their breasts, general health and willingness to accept typical risks of breast implant surgery. The author relates that the Web sites can enhance the doctor-patient relationship.

The article talks about the use of transaxillary balloon-assisted augmentation mammoplasty (BAAM) surgical technique. The technique uses a specially developed balloon to enable safe and complete pocket dissection and expansion. According to Michael S. Kluska, the approach is a safe and effective technique with multiple advantages that make it the current method of choice for breast enhancement surgery.

The article reports on the move of two plastic surgeons David B. Brothers and Edward Pechter to go into the brassiere business in the U.S. Pechter focuses on devising a new system of determining bra sizes. Brothers, on the other hand, has collaborated with Le Mystere to create a brassiere line designed specifically for women who have had a breast augmentation.

The article discusses the significance of the changes in breast augmentation procedures through time, based from the experience of the author who is a plastic surgeon. According to him, some of these changes are related to pain control, bottoming out, double bubble, improvement of inferomedial cleavage and capsular contracture. Some explanations to the evolution of such techniques are presented.

The article focuses on the popularity of submuscular augmentation mammaplasty among surgeons who are performing breast augmentation. Submuscular technique evolved as a response to capsular contraction. Many physicians began placing silicon gel implants partially under the pectoralis major to minimize the problems with capsular contracture.

The article offers information on review at the annual Toronto Breast Surgery Symposium that finds capsular contracture to be much more common in smooth implants compared to textured implants. A study revealed that the reoperation rate in a year of breast augmentation was 14.2 percent and most common was capsular contracture. It also found incision to influence the rate of capsular contracture with transaxillary incisions producing the highest incidence of contracture.

The article offers information on the secondary surgery after initial breast augmentation. It is believed that capsular contracture and implant malposition are the reasons responsible for revision surgery. It informs that capsular contracture and hardening of scar tissue occur as a result of subclinical infection and biofilm formation on the breast implant.

The article focuses on the practice of doctor Jeffrey Klein for breast augmentation surgery, and his use of tumescent approach for liposuction surgery. Klein says that safety is his reason for considering breast augmentation to be done in tumescent approach when it is elective. He also discusses the process on how he do the surgery with tumescent approach and its effect of his patients.

The article discusses the use of the circumvertical approach in performing the combined breast augmentation mastopexy among patients who went through massive weight loss (MWL). According to plastic surgeon Dennis Hammond, circumvertical approach is beneficial to MWL patients, considering that complications associated to large purse-string can be avoided. Meanwhile, Hammond said that augmentation mastopexy's goals include adding volume and elevating the breast.

The article discusses the possibility of a mastopexy technique that does not cause a visible scar. It states that the scarless mastopexy is still being assessed with the use of an internal suspensory system's prototype. Meanwhile, doctor J. Peter Rubin said that there is high satisfaction for parenchymal reshaping with dermal suspension mastopexy among target population because of its ability to address deformities.

The article discusses the role of an objective algorithm in deciding whether a breast augmentation should be performed in one stage or two. According to plastic surgeon William P. Adams, he uses a specific algorithm which integrates breast envelope's key measurements in determining the need for one or two stages in performing breast augmentation. Moreover, Adams suggests that evaluating the breast tissues in a predictable way is important.

The article focuses on ways to prevent breast augmentation complication. It suggests choosing healthy patients with realistic requests and expectations as candidates for surgery. Meanwhile doctor Mitchell H. Brown, associate professor of surgery, warns against using implants that are too big for the patients. He suggests developing neosubpectoral pocket in case of implant malposition. He also recommends giving prophylactic antibiotics and antibiotic irrigation to the patient during surgery.

The article offers information on the combinational surgical procedures for mastopexy in breast augmentation surgery and liposuction with fat grafting in buttocks surgery by Las Vegas surgeon Samir Pancholi. According to Pancholi, breast surgery improves the shape of the breast wherein mastopexy lifts the breast for nipple's ideal positioning. He mentions that the anatomy defined the superior-medial pedicles in performing the combined procedures without affecting the blood supply.

The article offers information on Macrolane (hyaluronic acid, Q-Med ), a noninvasive technique in various aesthetic improvements, such as breast augmentation. According to cosmetic surgeon Béatrice Lafarge, Macrolane is an ideal nonsurgical tool for body shaping. It mentions that Macrolane is commonly used in Europe for several aesthetic correction which include breast contouring and sculpting, buttocks, and restoring skin irregularities.

The article discusses the advantages of using high-cohesive silicone gel implants for breast augmentation surgery. According to cosmetic surgeon Charles Randquist, the highly cohesive material of the implant provides surgeons with increased chances to customize the procedure and offers better results in breasts with a lower constricted pole. Randquist emphasizes that these implants are also better than other devices in achieving shape, addressing asymmetry and solving minor differences.

The article focuses on the consideration to undergo saline or silicone breast implants. It states that a woman's decision to choose either the two implants requires the need of the concerned person to weigh the options and determine which is best. Plastic surgeon Michael Kluska considers silicone implant as the best choice if a woman is all right with a larger scar and prefers the breast to feel more natural.

The article offers information on the use of 3-D breast imaging systems and biofilms in breast augmentation surgeries. It reports on the issues concerning the use of 3-D breast imaging systems and biofilms including their safety, cost, and outcome. It also discusses the benefits of using the systems including the simplification of the implant size selection and the preoperative planning.

The article offers information on the use of AlloDerm in breast augmentation. It reports that AlloDerm is a regenerative tissue matrix that replaces and covers lost tissues which also provides support for various parts of the body including abdominal hernia and breast enhancement. It also discusses Alloderm's origin which is from donated skin processed by LifeCell Corp.

Information on 3-D photo simulation of augmentation mammaplasty discussed at the 26th annual scientific meeting of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery is presented. Topics include the evaluation and benefits of the photo simulation which is designed to predict a patient's appearance after breast augmentation. The meeting features cosmetic surgeon Brett Kotlus.

The article discusses the transaxillary mastopexy approach which Dr. Robert M. Dryden, M.D., performs because of its advantages compared with the traditional lift procedures. It notes that women with grade I or II ptosis are the best candidates for transaxillary mastopexy procedure, according to Dryden. He adds that the suturing needs of transaxillary procedure are to be done through a small entry site and is effective in providing lift and can be enhanced with augmentation.

The article presents techniques for transaxillary breast augmentation with big gel implants in 2009. Michael Kluska, board-certified plastic surgeon, attempt to reverse the shape and cut in a reverse cone shape, making more diameter to the dissection. Grady Core, board-certified plastic surgeon, states he has favored the transaxillary augmentation approach with the assistance of endoscopy for 16 years with saline implants.

The article offers information on breast augmentation. Surgeons offer implants to patients in order to determine the appropriate size of their breasts to their bodies. Patients need to know that breast implants have the possibility to sag due to several factors related to physics. Moreover, the breast augmentation exposes thin patients to rippling.

The article discusses the term "implant ptosis" which was developed by Sharon Giese, board-certified plastic surgeon in private practice in New York. Giese describes implant ptosis as an inferior displacement of the implant significantly below the inframammary fold, or complete obliteration of the inframammary fold. Giese spent a decade in developing and improving a technique that uses the pectoralis muscle and the implant capsule to create an autologous sling, creating cleavage.

The article focuses on the issues involving augmentation of the constricted lower pole breast. According to the author, constricted lower pole breast is one of the more difficult problems that plastic surgeons may encounter when performing breast augmentation. The author explained that a quantifiable approach to implant selection based on dimensional and tissue analysis with standardized and systematic dissection sequence are the cornerstones of his techniques.

The article focuses on the innovative surgical technique developed by the University of California assistant clinical professor Edward Pechter for the mastopexy-augmentation outcomes. The innovations in the process will improve the elevation of the breasts and will simplify the technique of combining breast augmentation and lift. Pechter aims to use the helium balloon lift in the operation process.

The article focuses on issues related to the findings of various research suggesting that sensation loss could be linked to incision approach after augmentation surgery in the U.S. According to Bruce Shack, a professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the issue that more patients are most concerned about when having a periareolar incision is that they will have a greater risk of an altered, decreased nipple sensitivity.

The article focuses on post-augmentation rippling, which is the usual cause and undesirable result of breast augmentation. According to an expert, fat grafting is a simple corrective procedure that can be done safely and effectively that shows an excellent anesthetic result. Mark Berman, cosmetic surgeon in Santa Monica, California, said the problem with the procedure is lots of patients have breasts where the implant used is smaller than the space of the pocket created during surgery.

The article reports on the methods used by two surgeons for enlisting patient input regarding breast implant size to ensure patient's satisfaction with their final size. Cosmetic surgeon Barry J. Kaplan has his patients try different implants on inside their bra to help them choose a size. Dr. Hilton Becker invented the Mentor Spectrum adjustable implant to minimize patient dissatisfaction with the final outcome.

The article reports on the significance of the vintage breast implant approach presented through transumbilical breast augmentation (TUBA). According to plastic surgeons, it represents an important option when performed in properly selected patients and adequately trained surgeons. It is stated that TUBA lowers the risks of surgical complications and it results in a nearly invisible scar.

The article provides information on the issues regarding breast augmentation among older women. There were special techniques and crucial factors to consider when choosing specific breast augmentation procedure to obtain optimal cosmetic results. Jean Marie Faivre, plastic surgeon of the Andre Gregoire Intercommunal Hospital Center in Montreuil, France has explained the benefits and advantages of this medical breakthrough.

The article focuses on the spiral flap, a de-epithelialized flap, developed by plastic surgeon Dennis J. Hurwitz as an answer to breast reshaping and augmentation after massive weight loss. The procedure is connected with the Wise pattern mastopexy and provides the best results when done in conjunction with upper body lift and an L-brachioplasty. Hurwitz stated that the spiral flap acts to shift the whole breast in the context of the upper body lift, thereby holding and suspending the breast.

The article offers nonsurgical steps for better results in breast augmentations. Physicians need to treat their patients as human beings. Patients should be involved in decision making about the augmentation process and options. Surgeon and patients must perform together a visual inspection before performing the breast augmentations.

The article reports on the submission of the form-stable cohesive gel implant to the United States Food and Drug Administration for regulatory approval. It discusses the debate among proponents and opponents of the augmentation alternative. The article reports on the increased popularity of the device in foreign countries. It discusses the safety concerns regarding cohesive gel implants.

The article discusses how surgeons deal with patient expectations for breast augmentation. Plastic surgeon Neal Reisman suggests the importance of a process of interaction between cosmetic surgeons and their patients to be able to get a much better idea about those patients' expectations. The more surgeons educate their patient about all of the options, the better the patient is able to focus on her expectations. The Web-based resources can be a powerful patient satisfaction and risk management tool.

This article reports that transabdominoplasty breast augmentation (TABA), prevents the need to make an incision on or near the breast because the breast augmentation is approached through the abdominoplasty incision. Most patients with second or third degree breast ptosis would probably benefit more from a combination of augmentation and mastopexy than from TABA, and patients better suited for mini abdominoplasty or modified abdominoplasty may not provide adequate exposure for creation of the tunnels necessary for implant insertion.

Reports that teenagers in the United States seek dermabrasion, rhinoplasty, and breast augmentation surgery. Surgeons evaluate young patients' maturity and purpose; 280,000 teenagers had cosmetic surgery in 2003; Need to correct scarring; Self-esteem issues; Collagen injections.

Focuses on the application of ideas and techniques in breast augmentation and liposuction. Need for the full evaluation of patients before breast augmentation; Achievement of the fullness and wideness in the base of the breast through Spectrum implant; Need for surgeons to know the characteristics of available implants.

Discusses various aspects of cosmetic surgery with special emphasis on breast augmentation in the U.S. Background on the history of breast augmentation; Socio-cultural aspects of breasts and their implications for women; Concept of ideal breast; Development of breast augmentation techniques; Links between psychology and breast implants; Use of silicone as breast implants; Saline as replacement implant for silicone.

Reports that concern for public safety and the well-being of patients as the impetus for the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery to release breast augmentation surgery guidelines. Patient safety through physician education; Setting of standards to increase public confidence in breast augmentation procedures. INSET: Quick Read.

Focuses on the incidence of breast augmentation in Atlanta, Georgia. Complications of breast augmentation; Health considerations in the surgery; Views shared by Mark Codner on the issue.