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Breast Augmentation, Submuscular: Multimedia

Author: Jay M Pensler, MD, Aesthetic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Private Practice; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School
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Updated: Apr 7, 2006

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(Above) Preoperative view of 28-year-old woman wi...Media file 1: (Above) Preoperative view of 28-year-old woman with micromastia. She has had 2 children. Note the small breast has decreased upper pole fullness. (Below) Postoperative view after submuscular augmentation with a round implant. Notice increased fullness of the upper poles of the breasts. Submuscular placement makes it difficult to appreciate the edge of the implant.
(Above) Preoperative view of 28-year-old woman wi...

(Above) Preoperative view of 28-year-old woman with micromastia. She has had 2 children. Note the small breast has decreased upper pole fullness. (Below) Postoperative view after submuscular augmentation with a round implant. Notice increased fullness of the upper poles of the breasts. Submuscular placement makes it difficult to appreciate the edge of the implant.

(Above) Preoperative view of 26-year-old woman wi...Media file 2: (Above) Preoperative view of 26-year-old woman with minimal upper pole fullness and asymmetric breasts. (Below) Postoperative result after submuscular placement of anatomically shaped implants. Notice increased lower pole fullness and absence of upper pole fullness relative to the round implant shown in Image 1.
(Above) Preoperative view of 26-year-old woman wi...

(Above) Preoperative view of 26-year-old woman with minimal upper pole fullness and asymmetric breasts. (Below) Postoperative result after submuscular placement of anatomically shaped implants. Notice increased lower pole fullness and absence of upper pole fullness relative to the round implant shown in Image 1.

(Above) A 24-year-old woman with an A-cup breast....Media file 3: (Above) A 24-year-old woman with an A-cup breast. (Below) Postoperative result after subglandular placement with 460-cc implants. Note the lower position of the implant when placed subglandularly.
(Above) A 24-year-old woman with an A-cup breast....

(Above) A 24-year-old woman with an A-cup breast. (Below) Postoperative result after subglandular placement with 460-cc implants. Note the lower position of the implant when placed subglandularly.

(Above) Preoperative view of a 27-year-old patien...Media file 4: (Above) Preoperative view of a 27-year-old patient desiring augmentation. (Below) Postoperative view after augmentation with a round implant. Notice the smooth contour in the upper pole. The end of the implant is not perceptible because of submuscular placement.
(Above) Preoperative view of a 27-year-old patien...

(Above) Preoperative view of a 27-year-old patient desiring augmentation. (Below) Postoperative view after augmentation with a round implant. Notice the smooth contour in the upper pole. The end of the implant is not perceptible because of submuscular placement.

(Above) Preoperative view of 23-year-old patient ...Media file 5: (Above) Preoperative view of 23-year-old patient with micromastia. (Below) Postoperative view after augmentation with detachment of the inferior half of the pectoralis musculature from the sternal attachments to provide cleavage. Note increased medial projection.
(Above) Preoperative view of 23-year-old patient ...

(Above) Preoperative view of 23-year-old patient with micromastia. (Below) Postoperative view after augmentation with detachment of the inferior half of the pectoralis musculature from the sternal attachments to provide cleavage. Note increased medial projection.

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Further Reading

Keywords

breast augmentation, submuscular breast augmentation, breast implant, inframammary approach, periareolar approach, transaxillary approach, periumbilical approach, subglandular, implant rippling, micromastia, breast surgery, breast enlargement, silicone implants, gel implants, saline implants, submuscular

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Author

Jay M Pensler, MD, Aesthetic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Private Practice; Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Northwestern University Medical School
Jay M Pensler, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Burn Association, American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Chicago Medical Society, Illinois State Medical Society, International College of Surgeons, and Sigma Xi
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Christian Paletta, MD, FACS, Professor, Division Chief and Program Director, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St Louis University School of Medicine
Christian Paletta, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: Alpha Omega Alpha, American Association of Plastic Surgeons, American Burn Association, American Cleft Palate/Craniofacial Association, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, and Missouri State Medical Association
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Managing Editor

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 and 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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CME Editor

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

Lars M Vistnes, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Professor of Surgery, Emeritus, Stanford University Medical Center
Lars M Vistnes, MD, FRCSC, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
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