Shared decision-making in cosmetic medicine and aesthetic surgery

DT Ubbink, TB Santema, O Lapid - Aesthetic Surgery Journal, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Shared decision-making (SDM) invokes the bidirectional communication between
physicians and patients required to involve the patient's preference in the eventual treatment …

A review of the use of silicone implants in breast surgery

AH Chao, R Garza III, SP Povoski - Expert Review of Medical …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Breast implant surgery is one of the most commonly performed procedures in the field of
plastic surgery. While silicone implants are now routinely used in breast surgery, they have …

Intraoperative comparison of anatomical versus round implants in breast augmentation: a randomized controlled trial

DA Hidalgo, AL Weinstein - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: The purpose of this randomized controlled trial was to determine whether
anatomical implants are aesthetically superior to round implants in breast augmentation …

Breast augmentation with microtextured anatomical implants in 653 women: indications and risk of rotation

TK Weltz, A Larsen, MN Hemmingsen… - Plastic and …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: Anatomical implants provide a wide range of options in terms of implant
dimensions for breast augmentation. Nevertheless, many surgeons choose not to use …

Evidence-based medicine: breast augmentation

MR Schwartz - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Breast augmentation remains one of the most popular procedures in plastic surgery. The
integral information necessary for proper patient selection, preoperative assessment, and …

Controllable factors to reduce the rate of complications in primary breast augmentation: a review of the literature

P Montemurro, P Hedén, B Behr, C Wallner - Aesthetic plastic surgery, 2021 - Springer
Background Aesthetic augmentation mammoplasties are one of the most demanded
procedures performed in the aesthetic surgical sector. Because of the high epidemiological …

Round versus anatomical implants in primary cosmetic breast augmentation: a meta-analysis and systematic review

F Cheng, Y Cen, C Liu, R Liu, C Pan… - Plastic and …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Choosing implant shape (round or anatomical) is one of the most essential yet
controversial decisions in cosmetic breast augmentation. Many surgeons choose implant …

Short-term safety of a silicone gel–filled breast implant: a manufacturer-sponsored, retrospective study

S Yoon, JH Chang - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery–Global …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: Currently, 8 different brands of a silicone gel–filled breast implant are
commercially available in Korea. But the superiority of short-term safety has not been …

Why do we need anatomical implants? The science and rationale for maintaining their availability and use in breast surgery

P Montemurro, WP Adams, P Mallucci, R De Vita… - Aesthetic plastic …, 2020 - Springer
The choice between anatomical and round implants is an important decision in breast
augmentation surgery; however, both have their place and the decision between them that …

Do not fear an implant's shape: a single surgeon's experience of over 1200 round and shaped textured implants in primary breast augmentation

P Montemurro, M Cheema, P Hedén… - Aesthetic Surgery …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Breast implants can be characterized by their fill material, surface texture, or
shape. Whereas long-term good quality studies have provided evidence for the fill material …