Subglandular Breast Augmentation Workup

  • Author: Howard T Bellin, MD; Chief Editor: James Neal Long, MD, FACS   more...
 
Updated: Mar 29, 2012
 

Laboratory Studies

Perform routine blood tests, including a CBC and clotting studies, preoperatively.

Obtain a pregnancy test on the day of surgery.

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Imaging Studies

Obtain a baseline mammogram in a patient who is aged 35 years or older and who has not undergone the examination previously.

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Contributor Information and Disclosures
Author

Howard T Bellin, MD  Founder, CosMedica, The Plastic Surgery Center of New York

Howard T Bellin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Medical Society of the State of New York, New York Academy of Medicine, New York Academy of Sciences, and New York County Medical Society

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Peter A Kreymerman, MD  Staff Consultant, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Farzad R Nahai, MD  Assistant Clinical Professor, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine; Consulting Surgeon, Paces Plastic Surgery

Farzad R Nahai, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and American Society of Plastic Surgeons

Disclosure: Ethicon Endo Surgery Consulting fee Consulting; Merz Consulting fee Consulting; Mentor Consulting fee Consulting

Specialty Editor Board

Pankaj Tiwari, MD  Assistant Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine

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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD  Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

Disclosure: Medscape Salary Employment

Saleh M Shenaq, MD†  Former Director and Founder, The International Brachial Plexus Institute; Former Chief, Section of Plastic Surgery, Methodist Hospital, Houston

Saleh M Shenaq, MD† is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Hand Surgery, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Burn Association, American College of Physician Executives, American College of Surgeons, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, American Medical Association, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Society of Gene Therapy, American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, American Trauma Society, Association for Academic Surgery, International College of Surgeons, Lipoplasty Society of North America, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Society for Neuroscience, Society of Surgical Oncology, Southern Medical Association, Texas Medical Association, and Texas Society of Plastic Surgeons

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Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD  Director, Colorado Plastic Surgery Center

Nicolas (Nick) G Slenkovich, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, and Colorado Medical Society

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Chief Editor

James Neal Long, MD, FACS  Associate Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Children's Hospital and Kirklin Clinics, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine; Chief of Plastic, Reconstructive, Hand, and Microsurgery, Birmingham Veterans Affairs Medical Center

James Neal Long, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Plastic Surgery Research Council, Sigma Xi, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, and Southeastern Surgical Congress

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

References
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  4. Baker JL. Augmentation mammoplasty, a personal approach. In: Marsh JL, ed. Current Therapy in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Mosby-Year Book; 1989:1-9.

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