[Augmentation mammoplasty and an improved method of silastic gel breast prosthesis implantation through an areolar...

"Flat chest" of a woman due to under development of the breast is not a rare deformity. This deformity is best treated with augmentation mammoplasty. Currently, silastic gel breast prosthesis implantation is the most commonly used operation. There are three methods to carry out this operation, Viz the inframammary incision method, the axillary incision method and the areolar incision method. The last method is not often used because it has many drawbacks. Nevertheless, it has one unique advantage that is the incision scar is not vivid and can be camouflaged by the dark color of the areolar skin and the roughness of the Montgomery's glands. The improved method of this paper can avoid the various drawbacks and retain the advantage.