Summary
The indications, advantages, and disadvantages of round and anatomical implants have
previously been described. The principles of biodimensional implant selection have
been developed by several authors, where the objective choice of breast prosthesis
for augmentation is based on the patient's breast tissues. This process has largely
been applied to anatomical implant selection. We report a case of breast asymmetry,
where we have applied the same concepts in the selection of implants based on tissue
dimension. This resulted in an anatomical implant being used to augment the left breast,
and a round implant on the right. To our knowledge a round implant and an anatomical
implant have not previously been employed in the same patient to correct breast asymmetry.
This resulted in excellent postoperative symmetry.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 30, 2012
Accepted:
April 4,
2012
Received:
November 11,
2011
Footnotes
☆Presented at the Allergan Expert Forum Meeting, in Heidelberg, Germany, October 10th, 2010.
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© 2012 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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