Breast implant/augmentation - Incisions

Breast implant/augmentation - IncisionsIllustration of a right breast. Shown frontally on the right and in crossections with implants on the left.Three types of incisions for implant insertion are possible:

axillary (4-5 cm)

inframamillary (following the curve of the areola)

inframammary (in the inframammary fold)

The implant can be placed:

subglandular (on the left)

submuscular (on the right)

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