Introduction of breast implants through the abdominal route.
We present our technique of doing an abdominal lipectomy and augmentation mammaplasty in the same operation, through the same incision, in selected patients. We introduce the breast implants through tunnels made from the top of the abdominal pocket into the breast areas. We have had no complications in 12 patients in whom we have done this operation.
D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000601:surgery*; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*