title: Mammographic measurements before and after augmentation mammaplasty.
abstract: Thirty-five augmented women underwent mammography using both the standard implant-compression technique and, when possible, the implant-displacement technique; all had preaugmentation film-screen mammography available for evaluation. The area of mammographically visualized breast tissue before and after augmentation mammaplasty was measured using a transparent grid. Patients with subglandular implants had a mean decrease of 49 percent of measurable tissue area with compression mammography and a 39 percent decrease with displacement mammography. Patients with submuscular implants had a 28 percent decrease in measurable tissue area with compression mammography and a 9 percent decrease with displacement mammography. Anterior breast tissue was seen better with displacement mammography; posterior breast tissue, with compression mammography. Most patients had some degree of parenchymal scarring and lower image quality after augmentation. State-of-the-art mammography was not possible in most patients augmented with silicone-gel-filled implants.
authors.affiliation: Breast Center Van Nuys, Calif. 91405.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Silverstein
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Handel
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gamagami
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Waisman
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Gierson
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography / Q000379:methods*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants