title: Insertion of mammary gel prosthesis with negative pressure.
abstract: We present a maneuver in which negative pressure is used to ease the insertion of gel prosthesis in augmentation mammoplasty and, therefore, reduce the risk of prosthetic rupture during surgery. A polyvinyl urethral catheter, inserted in the areolar incision, is attached to the surgery room vacuum pump. The negative pressure thus created allows the prosthesis to be inserted safely.
authors.affiliation: , Rua Olímpio de Assis, 55, 30000, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
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authors.lastname: Ronan Horta de Almeida