The annals of art history have been graced by the depiction of women with exquisite natural breasts through sculpture, painting, and photography. Nevertheless, the plastic surgical literature has, until recently, lacked substantive data to establish an objective standard for the aesthetic dimensions of breast shape and proportion. A fundamental aspect of aesthetic surgery involves comprehending the ideals of bodily aesthetics, providing a framework for interpretation, manipul

All breast implant associated complications (i.e., seroma, capsular contracture, double capsule, BIA-ALCL) appear to be related not only to the materials used to manufacture the implants but also to how this interacts with the host. Every breast implant has a distinctive 3D surface architecture, which elicits a unique host response at the cellular level that needs to be further studied to establish cellular response and biocompatibility. Eventually this may be elaborated into

Patients who undergo augmentation mammoplasty may have naturally small breasts, loss of breast volume after breastfeeding, or other congenital reasons such as pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum, and Poland syndrome. Breast augmentation is the most common aesthetic procedure in the USA and the fastest growing surgery in Asia. Many factors should be considered before augmentation mammoplasty for maximal satisfaction. Ideally, surgeons should decide on the surgical procedure, im

According to Fat Graft in Composite Breast Augmentation with Round Implants: A New Concept for Breast Reshaping by Luca Maione, Fabio Caviggioli, Valeriano Vinci, Andrea Lisa, Federico Barbera, Mattia Siliprandi, Andrea Battistini, Francesco Klinger, Marco Klinger (2018) Breast augmentation surgery with implants is one of the most common aesthetic surgical procedures. Round and anatomical textured implants are employed very often, and fat grafting has proven to be a very usef

Female breast ptosis is a consequence of aging. Polydioxanone thread lift (PDOT) for breast ptosis offers an alternative to those not desirous of surgery and can also be used as an add-on treatment after surgery for finer correction. This week, we review article on Absorbable Thread Lift in Breast Ptosis. Background An ideal esthetic nipple lies between 5 and 7cm above the inferior mammary crease in a non-augmented breast. Progressive resting of the gland against the rib ca

Defining an ideal breast shape is one of the most fundamental and essential parts for a breast surgery. To propose a set of criteria for determining an ideal breast shape of Asians, IFAAS Faculty, Dr Jae Jin Ock performed a surgery using questionnaire based on important aesthetic elements of a breast. Ideal Breast Illustrations A total of 1,012 Asian responses were collected. In the frontal view, preferences converged for position of the nipple to be at 45% of the SU (dista