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Introdução: A evolução das técnicas de mamoplastia redutora contribuiu para tornar a cirurgia mais segura e, portanto, mais aceita pela comunidade médica. Contudo, em algumas pacientes, a estética final permanecia insatisfatória, principalmente, por resultar em mamas flácidas e sem projeção. Para alcançar melhores resultados, iniciou-se o uso do implante de mama em conjunto com a mamoplastia redutora. Ao agregar o melhor das duas técnicas, é possível obter bons resultados e a satisfação do paciente. O objetivo deste estudo é avaliar o resultado das cirurgias de mamoplastia redutora com a inclusão de implantes de silicone. Métodos: Para o desenvolvimento deste trabalho, foram selecionadas 15 pacientes, do sexo feminino, com idade entre 26 a 62 anos. Todas foram submetidas à mamoplastia redutora com inclusão imediata de implante mamário. Parâmetros, como assimetria da base mamária e volume da ressecção, foram avaliados. Após o sexto mês de pós-operatório, as pacientes responderam um questionário sobre o grau de satisfação do resultado final da cirurgia, que variou de insatisfeita, satisfeita e muito satisfeita. Resultados: Apesar de apresentar um paradoxo - retirar tecido mamário para colocar um implante de silicone -, a cirurgia para redução mamária com utilização implante consegue alcançar, com êxito, o objetivo de posicionar, adequadamente, as estruturas mamárias e de proporcionar maior durabilidade do resultado tanto na consistência quanto na projeção do cone mamário. Conclusão: Pode-se concluir que a técnica apresenta bons resultados na medida em que aumenta a durabilidade do resultado cirúrgico e a satisfação das pacientes.
Introduction: Advances in reduction mammoplasty techniques have contributed to make surgery safer and more acceptable to the medical community. However, in some patients, the aesthetic outcome remains unsatisfactory, mainly because of flaccid breasts and lack of projection. To achieve optimal results, the use of breast implants in conjunction with reduction mammoplasty was initiated. By combining the best of both techniques, it is possible to obtain good results and patient satisfaction. The objective of this study is to evaluate the results of reduction mammoplasty with insertion of silicone implants. Methods: For this study, 15 female patients aged 26 to 62 years were selected. All underwent reduction mammoplasty with immediate insertion of breast implants. Parameters such as asymmetry of the breast base and resection volume were evaluated. After the sixth postoperative month, patients reported their degree of satisfaction with the final surgery result, as dissatisfied, satisfied, or very satisfied. Results: Although presenting a paradox-removing breast tissue to place a silicone implant-breast reduction surgery with the use of implants can successfully achieve the aim of proper positioning of breast structures and providing higher durability of results, both in breast consistency and in the projection of the breast cone. Conclusions: The technique achieved good results by increasing the durability of the surgical result and patient satisfaction.
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Humanos , Feminino , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , História do Século XXI , Silicones , Mama , Antropometria , Inquéritos e Questionários , Satisfação do Paciente , Mamoplastia , Implantes de Mama , Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica , Glândulas Mamárias Humanas , Padrões de Referência , Silicones/normas , Silicones/uso terapêutico , Mama/cirurgia , Antropometria/métodos , Inquéritos e Questionários/normas , Mamoplastia/métodos , Implantes de Mama/normas , Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica/métodos , Glândulas Mamárias Humanas/cirurgia , Padrões de Referência/métodosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Both surgical and nonsurgical techniques, including soft tissue augmentation, are available to restore a youthful appearance to the face. Soft tissue augmentation with nonabsorbable fillers is increasingly important, as a growing number of patients are seeking aesthetic improvement without the downtime and cost of major surgical procedures. Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), an injectable implant composed of a suspension of microspheres in different media, is one such soft tissue filler. OBJECTIVES: Because the application of PMMA into the pericartilage of the ear is becoming a more common practice among plastic surgeons, the authors offer a systematic analysis of its effects. They believe this information to be of paramount importance to prevent injuries and deformities. METHODS: Twenty-one patients who presented to the lead author's clinic with prominent ears during a period of 16 months between 2007 and 2008 were retrospectively reviewed. The authors analyzed PMMA's effects on each patient's ear shell cartilage, which was extracted during correction without causing any kind of injury or deformity to the participants in this study. RESULTS: The histopathologic study from the excised skin and cartilage samples showed a granulomatous inflammation in all patients. There was no association between the incidence of tissue alterations and the mean length of PMMA on the conchal cartilage. CONCLUSIONS: The potential consequences of PMMA injection in close proximity to cartilage cannot be predicted and the possibility of myxomatous cartilage degeneration is a serious potential adverse event because it can cause permanent deformities of the cartilaginous skeleton.
