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Breast Augmentation

Principles and Practice

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  • © 2009

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Editors:
  1. Melvin A. Shiffman

    1. Surgery Section, Tustin Hospital and Medical Center, Tustin, USA

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  • All aspects of breast augmentation in one book
  • Abundantly illustrated
  • Written by noted authorities in plastic surgery
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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All aspects of breast augmentation are covered in this comprehensive guide. It is divided into sections that include anatomy, preoperative consultation, the varieties of implants with pocket positioning, the varieties of surgical procedures and approaches, complications, mammography and medical legal aspects. The extensive array of information that is imparted to the surgeon without equal makes it a precious companion for students, residents and fellows, practicing surgeons and highly experienced surgeons in plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, general surgery and other subspecialties.

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Table of contents (79 chapters)

  1. Implants

    1. Silicone Versus Saline Implants

      • Robert S. Reiffel
      Pages 165-176

    2. Choice of Prosthesis Surface: Myth or Necessity?

      • Richard Moufarrège, Alexandre Dionyssopoulos
      Pages 177-183

    3. Enhanced Projection: Adjustable Gel Implants

      • Hilton Becker, Luis A. Picard-Ami Jr.
      Pages 185-189

    4. Betadine and Breast Implants

      • Melvin A. Shiffman
      Pages 191-191

    5. Mechanical Analysis of Explanted Silicone Breast Implants

      • Daniel P. Greenwald, Mark A. Randolph, James W. May Jr.
      Pages 193-196

    6. Cohesive Gel Silicone Implants

      • Angelo Rebelo
      Pages 197-202

  2. Surgical Approaches

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 203-203
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    2. Principles of Breast Augmentation Surgery

      • Melvin A. Shiffman
      Pages 205-206

    3. Intraoperative Assessment of Breast Prosthesis Volume Using a Set of Graduated Expanders

      • Melvin A. Shiffman, Beniamino Palmieri, Pierangelo Bosio
      Pages 207-210

    4. Breast Augmentation: Intraareolar Approach

      • Melvin A. Shiffman
      Pages 211-214

    5. Breast Augmentation Using the Periareolar Approach

      • Asuman Sevin, Kutlu Sevin
      Pages 215-220

    6. Inframammary Approach to Subglandular Breast Augmentation

      • Anthony Erian, Amal Dass
      Pages 221-230

    7. Breast Augmentation: Axillary Approach

      • George John Bitar
      Pages 231-240

    8. Hydrodissection Axillary Breast Augmentation

      • Sid J. Mirrafati, Melvin A. Shiffman
      Pages 241-245

    9. Nipple or Areolar Reduction with Simultaneous Breast Augmentation

      • Richard A. Baxter
      Pages 247-250

    10. Classification of Breast Ptosis

      • Melvin A. Shiffman
      Pages 251-255

    11. Breast Augmentation with Mastopexy

      • Myron M. Persoff
      Pages 257-275

    12. Crescent Mastopexy with Augmentation

      • Andre Auersvald, Luiz Augusto Auersvald
      Pages 277-281

    13. Breast Augmentation with Periareolar Mastopexy

      • Steven P. Davison, Mark W. Clemens
      Pages 283-290

    14. Mastopexy/Reduction and Augmentation Without Vertical Scar

      • Sid J. Mirrafati
      Pages 291-295
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Surgery Section, Tustin Hospital and Medical Center, Tustin, USA

    Melvin A. Shiffman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Breast Augmentation

  • Book Subtitle: Principles and Practice

  • Editors: Melvin A. Shiffman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78948-2

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2009

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-09771-3Published: 06 November 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-540-78948-2Published: 16 September 2008

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVIII, 672

  • Number of Illustrations: 224 b/w illustrations, 1121 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Plastic Surgery, General Surgery, Dermatology, Gynecology

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