Aesthetic Breast Surgery: Consulting for the Future—Proposals for Improving Doctor–Patient Interactions

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Many significant advances and refinements in breast augmentation have been realized over the past 15 years including improvements in technique, better implant selection processes, and perhaps most importantly, availability of better implants. Concordant with the elevation of this most basic of aesthetic breast procedures is the level of sophistication required to perform the procedure successfully. Gone are the days where a plastic surgery “hobbyist” could generate the types of results demanded by the current patient clientele, and with good reason. The previous model of one operation fits all simply does not reflect the wide variety of patient presentations seen currently. In fact, one of the most difficult aspects of the breast augmentation procedure relates to the handling of the small but significant asymmetries presented by nearly every breast augmentation patient. Clearly, this is an operation that can and should be performed only by those with the training and skills to carry out the procedure in a way that maximizes the aesthetic result and minimizes the potential complications. …