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27-02-2024 | Breast Augmentation | Response to Letter to the Editor

Reply to Comment to: Tuberous Breast Associated with Chest Wall Deformity: A Challenging Planning for Breast Augmentation

Authors: Leonardo Ioppolo, Mario Alessandri Bonetti, Francesca De Lorenzi

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

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Abstract

Even in cases of noticeable breasts asymmetry, such as in our case, it is advisable to use implants with the same volume and projection, in order to maintain a similar breast footprint and allow a similar aging behavior over time. This can be achieved by reducing the size of the larger breast, thereby addressing the volume discrepancy before the placement of the implants. However, in our case, the skeletal deformities resulted in a significant disparity in the projection of the right and left sides of the chest wall, hindering the use of breast implants with identical projection. Therefore, due to this asymmetrical chest wall deformity, the left prosthesis was placed behind the central and lateral glandular parenchyma, avoiding hyper-projection in the medial part of the breast.
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Title
Reply to Comment to: Tuberous Breast Associated with Chest Wall Deformity: A Challenging Planning for Breast Augmentation
Authors
Leonardo Ioppolo
Mario Alessandri Bonetti
Francesca De Lorenzi
Publication date
27-02-2024
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-024-03926-1