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Choosing a Surgeon | Choosing an Implant | Choosing the Surgical Incision Site | Choosing the Type of Implant Placement | General Description of Breast Implant Surgery | After the Surgery | Choices in Reconstructive Procedures | Breast Reconstruction with Breast Implants | Immediate reconstruction is one-stage or two-stage reconstruction | Breast Reconstruction with Tissue Flaps | Questions to Ask Your Surgeon about Breast Augmentation | Questions to Ask Your Surgeon about Breast Reconstruction
Breast
Implant Surgery
Choosing the Type of Implant Placement
The
breast implant can be placed either submuscularly or subglandularly. You should
discuss with your surgeon the pros and cons of the implant placement selected
for you.
Submuscular Placement
Possible
Results | Subglandular
Placement
Possible Results | | Surgery
may be longer | Surgery
may be shorter | | Recovery
may be longer | Recovery
may be shorter | | Reoperation
may be more difficult | May
provide easier access for reoperation | | Less
palpable implants | More
palpable implants | | Easier
imaging during mammography exam | More
difficult imaging during mammography exam | The
sketches below show the differences between subglandular and submuscular placement
of your implant compared to a breast before augmentation. The sketches below show
the differences between subglandular and submuscular placement of your implant
compared to a breast before augmentation.66
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| | | Breast
before augmentation | Breast
after
subglandular augmentation | Breast
after
submuscular augmentation |
Choosing a Surgeon | Choosing an Implant | Choosing the Surgical Incision Site | Choosing the Type of Implant Placement | General Description of Breast Implant Surgery | After the Surgery | Choices in Reconstructive Procedures | Breast Reconstruction with Breast Implants | Immediate reconstruction is one-stage or two-stage reconstruction | Breast Reconstruction with Tissue Flaps | Questions to Ask Your Surgeon about Breast Augmentation | Questions to Ask Your Surgeon about Breast Reconstruction
FDA
Breast Implant Consumer Handbook - 2004
U.
S. Food and Drug Administration
http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/breastimplants/handbook2004/glossary.html More
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