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Breast Implant Surgical Placement
 Peri-areolar: Placement of the
implant takes place
through an incision most commonly placed at
the bottom,
6 o'clock, position of the areola.
 Infra-mammary: Placement of
implant occurs in the
crease under the breast.
Axillary- Placement of implant
occurs in the area of the
arm pit.
TUBA- Placement of the implant
takes place through a
small incision in the belly button area.
Then the implant
is positioned endoscopically by advancing the
implant
and surgical devices under the loose skin of the
abdomen.
Scar Treatment
Under the muscle: This
method provides more of a natural look and feel when walking.
However, when utilizing the pectoralis muscle, some patients
note the sensation of the implant being momentarily squeezed.
Recovery from this type of implantation also is a little bit
longer. There is also a risk of symmastia. This can
result if a tearing, or improper cutting of the pectoralis
muscle occurs. Symmastia is a condition in which the
breast implants cross the breast bone and touch, causing an
irregularity in the cleavage. Most of the time this must
be surgically fixed.
Over the muscle (subglandular):
This is the placement under the breast tissue but on top of the
pectoralis (chest) muscle. This method increases the
difficulty of breast tissue imaging during mammography.
There is also a greater risk of capsular contraction. This
method is thought to provide a quicker less traumatic
"fix" for breast sag because it doesn't involve the
muscle tissue. If you already have little breast tissue, this
method results in the breast appearing like a rounded
implant, and also has a greater chance of the outline of the
implant being felt.
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