title: The Process of Breast Augmentation with Special Focus on Patient Education, Patient Selection and Implant Selection.
abstract: Breast augmentation remains one of the most commonly performed plastic surgical procedures worldwide; however, Food and Drug Administration clinical trials have suggested that this procedure has a reoperation rate of 14% to 24% after 3 years. Recent literature has proposed that breast augmentation should not only be a surgical procedure but ultimately a surgical process to reduce postoperative complications and enhance patient satisfaction. The process of breast augmentation has been documented to optimize postsurgical outcomes and includes the following 4 steps: patient education, tissue-based planning, refined surgical techniques, and defined postoperative management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 6901 Snider Plaza, Suite 120, University Park, TX 75205, USA. Electronic address: wpajrmd@dr-adams.com.
authors.forename: William P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Adams
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA; Plastic Surgery, New York Presbyterian Hospital, 156 William Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10038, USA.
authors.forename: Kevin H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Small
mesh_terms: D019928:Breast Implantation / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D018427:Breast Implants; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D007258:Informed Consent; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D018579:Patient Selection; D010781:Photography; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D014481:United States
keywords: Breast augmentation; Implant selection; Patient education; Patient selection; Tissue-based planning