title: Aesthetic breast augmentation: the double implant.
abstract: The objectives of the augmentation prostheses are to increase the volume, enhance the shape, and improve the projection of the breast. Since 1962, plastic surgeons have used the silicone gel-filled breast implant created by Cronin and Gerow. The contents of the standard implant have been modified: silicone gel-filled, PVP, dextran, oil, saline hydrogel, etc. The shell of the prostheses had been made with a smooth surface, textured silicone, and polyurethane-covered silicone. The shape has been modified: In 1993, A. Miller patented the stacked breast implant used in breast reconstruction. This contribution tends to improve the projection of the breast. In 1994, the authors described a new surgical procedure for locating the standard implants named the double pocket technique. Simultaneously, the authors modified the shape of the prosthesis creating the double implant prostheses.
authors.affiliation: S. Antuña, Montevideo, Uruguay. gbosch@netgate.com.uy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bosch
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jacobo
mesh_terms: D018427:Breast Implants; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*