Management of mammary subpectoral implant distortion.
Pectoral muscle flexion may impart an unpleasant distortionary appearance on the underlying mammary prosthesis. Surgical manipulation of the pectoral nerves and a change in the location of the mammary prosthesis are potential solutions to these problems.
Maxwell
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.
Tornambe
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D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015414:Mastectomy, Subcutaneous; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D010369:Pectoralis Muscles / Q000294:innervation / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012086:Reoperation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000009:adverse effects*