TY - JOUR
AU - Baxter, Richard A.
AB - Background: High-profile round saline breast implants that permit a better match of implant diameter to the base diameter of the breast are now available.Objective: The advantages and disadvantages of high-profile breast implants are defined from the point of view of the author's initial experience.Methods: The maximal optimal breast implant was determined on the basis of preoperative measurements, with emphasis on breast base diameter. Patients selected implant size using trial implants in a bra of the desired cup size. The implant profile with the best match to breast base diameter at the selected size range was used.Results: Sixty-seven patients, of a total of 164 patients who received saline breast implants during a 14-month period, received high-profile breast implants.Conclusions: High-profile saline implants provide a useful option for the patient who desires an implant size that exceeds the natural breast base diameter in standard profiles. Rippling may be diminished in these cases. A more conical shape may be achieved in cases of periareolar mastopexy with augmentation. Disadvantages of the high-profile design include less mobility of the implant and a less obtuse transition from the chest to the upper breast compared with results achieved with standard round implants.
TI - Indications and Practical Applications for High-Profile Saline Breast Implants
JO - Aesthetic Surgery Journal
DO - 10.1016/j.asj.2003.10.005
DA - 2004-01-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/oxford-university-press/indications-and-practical-applications-for-high-profile-saline-breast-ONDxDOBG9o
SP - 24
EP - 27
VL - 24
IS - 1
DP - DeepDyve
ER -