title: Subcutaneous mastectomy in small, large, or ptotic breasts with immediate submuscular placement of implants.
abstract: We present a series of 70 patients who have had bilateral subcutaneous mastectomies with immediate placement of implants under the intact pectoralis major and upper part of the serratus anterior. Twenty-two of these patients have had a simultaneous mastopexy, with a free nipple graft. All 70 patients have both of their implants now (up to 3 years) and have a satisfactory appearance.
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012867:Skin