Arch Aesthetic Plast Surg.  2014 Oct;20(3):169-172. 10.14730/aaps.2014.20.3.169.

Endoscopic Correction of Inferior Implant Malposition in Augmented Breasts with Electrocauterization

• Kim HJ
• Jang YJ
• Song SY

• KMID: 2134157
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14730/aaps.2014.20.3.169

Abstract

Bottoming out is the term used to describe the inferior displacement of a breast implant after breast augmentation that results in increased distance between the nipple areolar complex and the inframammary fold. Conventional techniques for correcting bottoming out involve capsulectomy and capsulorrhaphy via an inframammary fold incision that is prone to cause large scar and increases the patient's burden. However, using an endoscopic approach via the axilla, we are able to correct bottoming out, resulting in a smaller scar and shorter recovery time. In this article, we present a novel and simple method to correct bottoming out using endoscopy and electrocauterization.

Keyword

Bottoming out; Breast augmentation; Complication; Endoscopy; Implant malposition

MeSH Terms

Axilla
Breast Implants
Breast*
Cicatrix
Endoscopy
Nipples