title: [Breast implant alternatives].
abstract: The use of implants is a basic technique in breast reconstruction after mastectomy, for the correction of breast abnormalities or even more in aesthetic breast augmentation. However, especially in difficult cases, implants can have inconveniences and insufficiencies (poor natural aspect, necessity of replacement, capsular contracture). To mitigate these, numerous alternatives were developed. These autologous techniques use mainly the pedicled or free musculocutaneous flaps, which were at first used in breast reconstruction. Their indications were then widened in surgery of breast abnormalities and in aesthetic surgery of the breast. Main alternatives, described, in the breast implants are envisaged by clarifying their advantages, inconveniences, indications and contraindications. The current place of the fat grafting in breast plastic surgery is defined by taking into account the most recent data.
authors.affiliation: Unité de chirurgie plastique et reconstructrice, département de chirurgie, centre Léon-Bérard, 28, rue Laënnec, 69373 Lyon cedex 08, France. delay@lyon.fnclcc.fr
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Delay
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Delaporte
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sinna
mesh_terms: D018427:Breast Implants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D011474:Prosthesis Design