Reply to: A Two-Step Approach for Breast Augmentation with Chest Wall Deformity?
Aesthetic Plast Surg
; 2024 Feb 29.
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ABSTRACT
Patients asking for cosmetic breast surgery often appreciate that their breasts have an unpleasing appearance, but they often do not have a full appreciation of the degree of potential anatomic abnormalities of the chest wall and of the specific anatomical characteristics, which require a meticulous surgical planning and techniques in comparison with a standard breast cosmetic surgery. Failure to recognize this will predispose the patient to an unsatisfactory outcome and secondary deformities. To maximize surgical predictability and patients' satisfaction, the authors proposed a two-stage approach in the scenario of patients presenting with chest wall deformities and asking for breast augmentation. However, as we contemplate adopting the authors' approach to our case, we anticipate encountering two primary challenges. Firstly, utilizing custom-made 3D silicone implants might exacerbate the projection of the chondrocostal prominence present in our patient. Indeed, we believe that these implants are more beneficial for addressing concave defects (such as pectus excavatum) rather than convex prominences, as observed in our case.Level of Evidence V This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors www.springer.com/00266 .
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Aesthetic Plast Surg
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2024
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