Endoscopically Assisted Correction of Malpositioned Breast Implants Using Absorbable Barbed Sutures.

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Breast implant malpositioning is the second most common reason for revisional breast surgery. Multiple correction methods are suggested, depending on the malposition, but most of the methods, such as the inframammary fold incision, result in additional scars. We performed transaxillary endoscopic breast implant bottoming out corrections and used V-Loc thread for capsulorrhaphy. METHODS: Fourteen patients who underwent correction for breast implant bottoming out after transaxillary breast augmentation were included in this study. Transaxillary endoscopic correction was performed using a V-Loc thread. RESULTS: All the 14 patients were satisfied with the result immediately after surgery. One case of overcorrection and one with implant bottoming out occurred, but did not require additional surgery. CONCLUSIONS: Transaxillary endoscopic bottoming out correction is a useful technique for those individuals who underwent primary transaxillary incisional breast augmentation. V-Loc thread is useful for endoscopic capsulorrhaphy. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE III 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 .