title: [Breast reconstruction with multiple miniprostheses].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate a new technique for breast reconstruction with multiple miniprostheses,
  
  
  METHODS
  Each silicone miniprosthesis(10 approximately 15 ml) was implanted one by one beneath the prepared muscle pocket until the desired volume was achieved.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seven patients were treated with the above mentioned technique, including five after gland fibroadenoma excision, one hemangioma excision and one reduction mammoplasty. The results were satisfactory.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The above mentioned technique with the miniprostheses may be another good way for breast augmentation and breast reconstruction with many advantages such as smaller incision, easy intraoperative assessment of the ideal size of the breast, easy handling the technique, perhaps low incidence of capsular contracture.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Hospital of China Academy of Medical Science, Beijing 100041, China.
authors.forename: Wei-Qi
authors.initials: WQ
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Pei-Ying
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luan
authors.forename: Jin-Cai
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Xu-Hui
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhi-Xiang
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D018427:Breast Implants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome