title: Secondary Breast Augmentation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  After studying this article, the participant should be able to: 1. Assess common clinical problems in the secondary breast augmentation patient. 2. Describe a treatment plan to correct the most common complications of breast augmentation. 3. Provide surgical and nonsurgical options for managing complications of breast augmentation. 4. Decrease the incidence of future complications through accurate assessment, preoperative planning, and precise surgical technique.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Breast augmentation has been increasing steadily in popularity over the past three decades. Many of these patients present with secondary problems or complications following their primary breast augmentation. Two of the most common complications are capsular contracture and implant malposition. Familiarity and comfort with the assessment and management of these complications is necessary for all plastic surgeons. An up-to-date understanding of current devices and techniques may decrease the need to manage future complications from the current cohort of breast augmentation patients.
authors.affiliation: Toronto, Ontario, Canada.|From the Department of Surgery and the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Toronto; and North York General Hospital and Women's College Hospital.
authors.forename: Mitchell H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: Toronto, Ontario, Canada.|From the Department of Surgery and the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Toronto; and North York General Hospital and Women's College Hospital.
authors.forename: Ron B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Somogyi
authors.affiliation: Toronto, Ontario, Canada.|From the Department of Surgery and the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Toronto; and North York General Hospital and Women's College Hospital.
authors.forename: Shagun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
mesh_terms: D019928:Breast Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D057910:Implant Capsular Contracture / Q000601:surgery*; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D012086:Reoperation