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CC BY-NC 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2014; 41(05): 458-465
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2014.41.5.458
Review Article

Transaxillary Endoscopic Breast Augmentation

Hyung-Bo Sim
BR Baram Clinic, Seoul, Korea
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The axillary technique is the most popular approach to breast augmentation among Korean women. Transaxillary breast augmentation is now conducted with sharp electrocautery dissection under direct endoscopic vision throughout the entire process. The aims of this method are clear: both a bloodless pocket and a sharp non-traumatic dissection. Round textured or anatomical cohesive gel implants have been used to make predictable well-defined inframammary creases because textured surface implants demonstrated a better stability attributable to tissue adherence compared with smooth surface implants. The axillary endoscopic technique has greatly evolved, and now the surgical results are comparable to those with the inframammary approach. The author feels that this technique is an excellent choice for young patients with an indistinct or absent inframammary fold, who do not want a scar in the aesthetic unit of their chest.



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Eingereicht: 02. Juli 2013

Angenommen: 31. Juli 2013

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05. Mai 2022

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