Endoscopic Correction of Inferior Implant Malposition in Augmented Breasts with Electrocauterization.
10.14730/aaps.2014.20.3.169
- Author:
Han Jo KIM
1
;
Yong Jun JANG
;
Seung Yong SONG
Author Information
1. Eight Plastic Surgery Clinic, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bottoming out;
Breast augmentation;
Complication;
Endoscopy;
Implant malposition
- MeSH:
Axilla;
Breast Implants;
Breast*;
Cicatrix;
Endoscopy;
Nipples
- From:Archives of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
2014;20(3):169-172
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Bottoming out is the term used to describe the inferior displacement of a breast implant after breast augmentation that results in increased distance between the nipple areolar complex and the inframammary fold. Conventional techniques for correcting bottoming out involve capsulectomy and capsulorrhaphy via an inframammary fold incision that is prone to cause large scar and increases the patient's burden. However, using an endoscopic approach via the axilla, we are able to correct bottoming out, resulting in a smaller scar and shorter recovery time. In this article, we present a novel and simple method to correct bottoming out using endoscopy and electrocauterization.
