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Double-bubble deformity in breast augmentation: correction with percutaneous barbed sutures.
Tamara A Garsten1, Steven D M Colpaert2
1Faculty of Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Frederik Hendrikplantsoen 48b, 1052XT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
|September 27, 2022
Summary
A new percutaneous technique effectively prevents and treats the double-bubble deformity after breast augmentation. This minimally invasive approach restores the inframammary fold (IMF) in approximately 10 minutes per breast.
Area of Science:
- Plastic Surgery
- Breast Augmentation Complications
Background:
- The double-bubble deformity is a common complication following breast augmentation.
- Current treatments include inframammary fold (IMF) restoration, parenchymal scoring, or fat grafting, often requiring complex procedures.
