A new operative technique has been developed for augmentation mammaplasty. Through an inframammary incision, the anterior rectus sheath is entered, and the pocket is dissected in an entirely submuscular plane. We have performed this procedure in 112 patients to date. Complications have been few. The capsular contracture rate in 90 patients followed for greater than 1 year is 7 percent. The inframammary crease can be lowered using this technique, making mastopexy unnecessary in most patients with moderate ptosis.

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PubMed1990

Complications of augmentation mammaplasty and their treatment.

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Breast↗

PubMed1989

The surgical-prosthetic method of cleft lip and palate care: development of a comprehensive program.

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PubMed1988

Simultaneous repair of severe pectus excavatum and aortic valve replacement following previous open-heart surgery.

A 60-year-old man with a severe degree of pectus excavatum and previous coronary artery surgery required aortic valve replacement. At operation the sternal wires were found to be densely adherent to the aortic wall. We describe the surgical technique, which was carried out uneventfully.

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PubMed1984

Tension-band stabilization of transverse fractures: an experimental analysis.

Fifty-two pig metacarpal bones were osteotomized and internally fixed using a variety of wiring techniques. Fixed constructs were then loaded to failure while several biomechanical parameters were measured. Tension-band stabilization provided superior strength, stiffness, and approximation. Crossed K-wire fixation was distinctly inferior with regard to these same parameters.

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