title: Review of 1,447 breast augmentation patients using PERTHESE silicone implants.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A survey of surgeons in Brazil on their experience with PERTHESE silicone breast implants was performed.
  
  
  METHODS
  Surgeons that used PERTHESE implants between 2002 and 2008 were surveyed on the shape and volume of the implants used, surgical incision site, surgical plane of insertion, key postoperative complications, and surgeon and patient satisfaction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The survey had a response rate of 20%, with ten surgeons reporting data on 1447 patients. The majority of the implants used were 200-300 cc, round, and high profile. Preference for the traditional inframammary incision site (47% of patients) was favored over transaxillary (33%) and periareolar (19%), and both subglandular (55%) and submuscular (44%) planes of insertion were used. Over 97% of surgeons and patients were satisfied with the results and surgeons indicated that the implants were easy to use.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This review demonstrates that these implants are safe, maybe easier to introduce than other implants, and result in a high level of surgeon and patient satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Area, Department of Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (FCM-UNICAMP), São Paulo, Brazil. jorgepsi@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Jorge Miguel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Psillakis
authors.forename: Paulo Henrique
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Facchina
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kharmandayan
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Trillo
authors.forename: Waldecir Chiarelo
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Canzi
authors.forename: Herberti Rosique
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Aguiar
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D019928:Breast Implantation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018427:Breast Implants; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D020034:Silicone Gels / Q000009:adverse effects; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D020034:Silicone Gels