[Areolar approach to augmentation mammaplasty]

ABSTRACT

Treatment of breast hypoplasya or hypomastia requires a breast augmentation surgery using implants. The request for surgery remains always a voluntary step of each patient. Beyond the aesthetic improvement that this intervention offers, the psychological repercussion is generally beneficial. However, these implants have side effects and insufficiencies compared to the natural breast. These facts must be perfectly explained to the women who want the breast implants. Let us quote in particular the risk of hematoma or periprosthetic hull which counts among the most serious complications of this type of intervention and which requires an immediate surgical recovery. The aerolar approach to augmentation mammaplasty by implants is an interesting technique in breast augmentation. We report the case of a 36 years old patient who present a breast hypomastia and who profited from this technique