Monday 17 December 2012

"SIEF" - Simultaneous implant exchange with fat

"SIEF" - Simultaneous implant exchange with fat: A new option in revision breast implant surgery. Plastic & reconstructive surgery, Dec. 2012, Vol. 130(6), p.1187-96.

Del Vecchio, D.A.

http://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/Fulltext/2012/12000/_SIEF__Simultaneous_Implant_Exchange_with_Fat___A.4.aspx

A technique of implant exchange is reported using recipient-site preexpansion followed by autologous fat transplantation to the breast in 12 consecutive patients with breast implants who desired implant removal.