title: Breast augmentation with anatomic implants: a method based on the breast implantation base.
abstract: Currently, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery of the breast should be considered in terms of contouring, and hence in terms of dimensions. Based on experience performing more than 5,000 breast augmentations with highly cohesive anatomic implants, the authors explore the aesthetic anatomy of the (augmented) breast and explain the importance of the breast implantation base (BIB), the aesthetic proportions of the lower breast pole, and the patient's somatotype in the implant selection for a natural-appearing breast augmentation. A method is described for transferring all these concepts and proportions to the preoperative marking of the individual patient.
  
  
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authors.affiliation: Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Service, Hospital Quirón, C/ Diego Velazquez 1, Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid, Spain, mdelyerro@yerro.com.
authors.forename: Jose L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Martin del Yerro
authors.forename: Manuel R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Vegas
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sanz
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: Veronica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Puga
authors.forename: Maria G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Vecino
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Biggs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery; D018427:Breast Implants; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004954:Esthetics; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain; D016896:Treatment Outcome