Dear Sir, We experienced a very rare case of a severe complication after breast augmentation with 2 different types of injectable materials. At the ages of 22 and 35 years, a female who is now 74 years old underwent breast augmentation with injectable materials for cosmetic purposes at 2 different clinics. Ten years after the second augmentation procedures, breasts became itchy, and erythematou...

1 Osamu Ito, MD, PhD Tomoyuki Yano, MD, PhD Department of Plastic Surgery Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Minako Ito, MD, PhD Medical Check Center Yokohama City Minato Red Cross Hospital Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan Takayuki Shirai, MD Hiroki Miyashita, MD Noriko Uemura, MD Department of Plastic Surgery Tokyo Medical and Dental University Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Take...

BACKGROUND In cosmetic and reconstructive breast surgery, measurement of patient-reported outcomes has become increasingly important to research efforts and clinical care. We aimed to describe how breast conditions and breast surgery impact on patient satisfaction and quality of life. METHODS We conducted qualitative, in-depth interviews with 48 women who had undergone either breast reduction...

We present a case of a silicone breast implant rupture after insertion of an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD). A 51-year-old woman presented to our plastic surgery clinic to exchange her silicone breast implants. The patient underwent cosmetic mastopexy and breast augmentation in 2008. Because of recurrent myocardial infarctions and chronic heart failure, she underwent an...

The breast has always been perceived as the emblem of femininity. Desire of having an ideal breast form has been of interest for a long time. METHODS This preliminary article is a retrospective analysis of 894 cases of breast augmentation with Diagon/Gel breast implants covered with a micropolyurethane foam (Microthane). The surgical technique employed is a modified dual plane, which enables ...

www.PRSJournal.com 385 A survey of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons in 2010 regarding the safety of autologous fat grafting (lipofilling) of the breast found that 49 percent of respondents considered the lack of evidence supporting the oncologic safety of lipofilling to be a significant obstacle to its use for breast reconstruction or cosmetic augmentation.1 A concern is that adult adip...

BACKGROUND Patients undergoing abdominoplasty often have breast concerns, as well as abdominal concerns, because pregnancy is often the etiologic factor in both. Although concerns about combination procedures have been raised recently, the specific issue of combining abdominoplasty and breast surgery has been scarcely addressed. OBJECTIVE This study was designed to evaluate the morbidity of a...

Dermal fat grafts have been utilized in plastic surgery for both reconstructive and aesthetic purposes of the face, breast, and body. There are multiple reports in the literature on the male phallus augmentation with the use of dermal fat grafts. Few reports describe female genitalia aesthetic surgery, in particular rejuvenation of the labia majora. In this report we describe an indication and ...