Subfascial transaxillary breast augmentation without endoscopic assistance: technical aspects and outcome

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 503-512

  Munhoz, Alexandre M ^a   Fells, Klaus ^a   Arruda, Eduardo ^a   Montag, Eduardo ^a   Okada, Alberto ^a   Aldrighi, Claudia ^a   Aldrighi, José M ^a   Gemperli, Rolf ^a   Ferreira, Marcus C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Augmentation mammaplasty; Axillary approach; Axillary technique; Breast augmentation; Breast implant; Complications; Endoscopic breast augmentation; Endoscopic surgery; Silicone; Subfascial technique; TBA; Transaxillary breast augmentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BREAST AUGMENTATION; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRACTURE; CONVALESCENCE; ENDOSCOPY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FASCIA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHIC SCAR; INCISION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND DEHISCENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AXILLA; BREAST IMPLANTATION; ENDOSCOPY; ESTHETICS; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750037914     PISSN: 0364216X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00266-006-0017-8     Document Type: Article

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