Demographics, Surgical Indications, and Surgical Techniques Used in Patients Included in this Series, Including Length of Follow-up, Results, and Complications
| Age (years) . | Gender . | Surgical procedure . | Indication for surgery . | Suture used for hemostatic net (material and size) . | Time suture left in situ (days) . | Length of follow-up (months) . | Results . | Complications . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Female | Revision breast reduction/mastopexy and augmentation | Bottomed-out breasts: IMF malpositioned caudally | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 12 | Well-proportioned, larger breasts with stable improvement in the IMF position | Hypopigmented net suture marks at 1-year follow-up |
| 61 | Female | Breast implant exchange and change of plane | Implant malposition: waterfall effect | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 6 | Unable to control shape of lateral curvature of breast internally. Excellent shape control achieved with net | None |
| 24 | Female | Revision breast implant surgery | Implant malposition | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 6 | Improvement in implant position and overall breast aesthetics | None |
| 66 | Female | Implant revision | Implant malposition: overly large implants | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 3 | 425-cc McGhan implants (Allergan, Irvine, CA) were replaced with 255-cc Mentor implants (Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ). Good shape control achieved with net | None |
| 30 | Female | Implant revision | Implant malposition: bottomed-out implants, waterfall effect | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 9 | Good shape control achieved | None |
| 24 | Female | Reverse abdominoplasty | Excess fat and skin in the upper abdomen | 3/0 Prolene | 3 | 7 | Excess fat and skin were excised, the IMF was successfully stabilized with the net without any tension across the fold | None |
| 46 | Female | Reverse abdominoplasty | Excess fat and skin in the upper abdomen | 3/0 Ethilon | 3 | 3 | Upper abdominal skin laxity corrected, glandular ptosis improved, IMF stabilized | None |
| 38 | Female | Mastopexy | Breast ptosis | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 20 | Improvement of breast ptosis | None |
| 41 | Female | Mastopexy | Breast ptosis | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 19 | Improvement of breast ptosis | None |
| 44 | Female | Mastopexy | Breast ptosis | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 24 | Improvement of breast ptosis | None |
| 41 | Female | Mastopexy | Symmastia | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 20 | Improvement in medial border of breast | None |
| 36 | Female | IMF symmetrization | IMF asymmetry | 4/0 Monocryl | 3 | 26 | Loss of IMF control occurred despite the net | Relapse of IMF asymmetry |
| 54 | Female | Implant exchange | Symmastia | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 20 | Increased IMF stability, improved cleavage symmetry and medial and inferior breast contour | None |
| 45 | Female | Implant exchange | Implant failure | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 22 | Repositioning of implant in optimum position, restored overall breast aesthetic | None |
| 23 | Female | Areola adjustment in tubular breasts | Puffy areola | 4/0 Monocryl | 4 | 23 | Improvement in areola aesthetics | None |
| 27 | Female | Areola adjustment in tubular breasts | Nipple pointing down | 4/0 Monocryl | 4 | 16 | Improvement in areola aesthetics and nipple projection | None |
| 24 | Female | Areola adjustment in tubular breasts | Nipple pointing down | 4/0 Monocryl | 4 | 11 | Improvement in areola aesthetics and nipple projection | None |
| 35 | Female | Breast reconstruction | Latissimus dorsi flap | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 11 | Restoration in breast volume and improvement in breast aesthetic | Temporary hyperpigmented net suture marks |
| 48 | Female | Revision augmentation mastopexy | Implant displacement | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 3 | Repositioning of breast implant into optimum position, stable IMF | None |
| 67 | Female | Revision augmentation mastopexy | Implant displacement | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 3 | Repositioning of breast implant into optimum position, stable IMF | None |
| 31 | Female | Breast augmentation | Implant displacement | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 3.5 | Repositioning of implant with good skin redraping achieved | None |
| 44 | Female | Breast augmentation | Implant displacement | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 3.5 | Repositioning of implant with good skin redraping achieved | None |
| 33 | Female | Breast augmentation | Augmentation | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 16 | Larger, fuller, well-proportioned breasts | None |
| 37 | Female | Breast augmentation | Augmentation | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 22 | Larger, fuller, well-proportioned breasts | Temporary hyperpigmented net suture marks |
| Age (years) . | Gender . | Surgical procedure . | Indication for surgery . | Suture used for hemostatic net (material and size) . | Time suture left in situ (days) . | Length of follow-up (months) . | Results . | Complications . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Female | Revision breast reduction/mastopexy and augmentation | Bottomed-out breasts: IMF malpositioned caudally | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 12 | Well-proportioned, larger breasts with stable improvement in the IMF position | Hypopigmented net suture marks at 1-year follow-up |
| 61 | Female | Breast implant exchange and change of plane | Implant malposition: waterfall effect | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 6 | Unable to control shape of lateral curvature of breast internally. Excellent shape control achieved with net | None |
| 24 | Female | Revision breast implant surgery | Implant malposition | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 6 | Improvement in implant position and overall breast aesthetics | None |
| 66 | Female | Implant revision | Implant malposition: overly large implants | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 3 | 425-cc McGhan implants (Allergan, Irvine, CA) were replaced with 255-cc Mentor implants (Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ). Good shape control achieved with net | None |
| 30 | Female | Implant revision | Implant malposition: bottomed-out implants, waterfall effect | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 9 | Good shape control achieved | None |
| 24 | Female | Reverse abdominoplasty | Excess fat and skin in the upper abdomen | 3/0 Prolene | 3 | 7 | Excess fat and skin were excised, the IMF was successfully stabilized with the net without any tension across the fold | None |
| 46 | Female | Reverse abdominoplasty | Excess fat and skin in the upper abdomen | 3/0 Ethilon | 3 | 3 | Upper abdominal skin laxity corrected, glandular ptosis improved, IMF stabilized | None |
| 38 | Female | Mastopexy | Breast ptosis | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 20 | Improvement of breast ptosis | None |
| 41 | Female | Mastopexy | Breast ptosis | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 19 | Improvement of breast ptosis | None |
| 44 | Female | Mastopexy | Breast ptosis | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 24 | Improvement of breast ptosis | None |
| 41 | Female | Mastopexy | Symmastia | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 20 | Improvement in medial border of breast | None |
| 36 | Female | IMF symmetrization | IMF asymmetry | 4/0 Monocryl | 3 | 26 | Loss of IMF control occurred despite the net | Relapse of IMF asymmetry |
| 54 | Female | Implant exchange | Symmastia | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 20 | Increased IMF stability, improved cleavage symmetry and medial and inferior breast contour | None |
| 45 | Female | Implant exchange | Implant failure | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 22 | Repositioning of implant in optimum position, restored overall breast aesthetic | None |
| 23 | Female | Areola adjustment in tubular breasts | Puffy areola | 4/0 Monocryl | 4 | 23 | Improvement in areola aesthetics | None |
| 27 | Female | Areola adjustment in tubular breasts | Nipple pointing down | 4/0 Monocryl | 4 | 16 | Improvement in areola aesthetics and nipple projection | None |
| 24 | Female | Areola adjustment in tubular breasts | Nipple pointing down | 4/0 Monocryl | 4 | 11 | Improvement in areola aesthetics and nipple projection | None |
| 35 | Female | Breast reconstruction | Latissimus dorsi flap | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 11 | Restoration in breast volume and improvement in breast aesthetic | Temporary hyperpigmented net suture marks |
| 48 | Female | Revision augmentation mastopexy | Implant displacement | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 3 | Repositioning of breast implant into optimum position, stable IMF | None |
| 67 | Female | Revision augmentation mastopexy | Implant displacement | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 3 | Repositioning of breast implant into optimum position, stable IMF | None |
| 31 | Female | Breast augmentation | Implant displacement | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 3.5 | Repositioning of implant with good skin redraping achieved | None |
| 44 | Female | Breast augmentation | Implant displacement | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 3.5 | Repositioning of implant with good skin redraping achieved | None |
| 33 | Female | Breast augmentation | Augmentation | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 16 | Larger, fuller, well-proportioned breasts | None |
| 37 | Female | Breast augmentation | Augmentation | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 22 | Larger, fuller, well-proportioned breasts | Temporary hyperpigmented net suture marks |
IMF, inframammary fold.
Demographics, Surgical Indications, and Surgical Techniques Used in Patients Included in this Series, Including Length of Follow-up, Results, and Complications
| Age (years) . | Gender . | Surgical procedure . | Indication for surgery . | Suture used for hemostatic net (material and size) . | Time suture left in situ (days) . | Length of follow-up (months) . | Results . | Complications . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Female | Revision breast reduction/mastopexy and augmentation | Bottomed-out breasts: IMF malpositioned caudally | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 12 | Well-proportioned, larger breasts with stable improvement in the IMF position | Hypopigmented net suture marks at 1-year follow-up |
| 61 | Female | Breast implant exchange and change of plane | Implant malposition: waterfall effect | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 6 | Unable to control shape of lateral curvature of breast internally. Excellent shape control achieved with net | None |
| 24 | Female | Revision breast implant surgery | Implant malposition | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 6 | Improvement in implant position and overall breast aesthetics | None |
| 66 | Female | Implant revision | Implant malposition: overly large implants | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 3 | 425-cc McGhan implants (Allergan, Irvine, CA) were replaced with 255-cc Mentor implants (Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ). Good shape control achieved with net | None |
| 30 | Female | Implant revision | Implant malposition: bottomed-out implants, waterfall effect | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 9 | Good shape control achieved | None |
| 24 | Female | Reverse abdominoplasty | Excess fat and skin in the upper abdomen | 3/0 Prolene | 3 | 7 | Excess fat and skin were excised, the IMF was successfully stabilized with the net without any tension across the fold | None |
| 46 | Female | Reverse abdominoplasty | Excess fat and skin in the upper abdomen | 3/0 Ethilon | 3 | 3 | Upper abdominal skin laxity corrected, glandular ptosis improved, IMF stabilized | None |
| 38 | Female | Mastopexy | Breast ptosis | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 20 | Improvement of breast ptosis | None |
| 41 | Female | Mastopexy | Breast ptosis | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 19 | Improvement of breast ptosis | None |
| 44 | Female | Mastopexy | Breast ptosis | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 24 | Improvement of breast ptosis | None |
| 41 | Female | Mastopexy | Symmastia | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 20 | Improvement in medial border of breast | None |
| 36 | Female | IMF symmetrization | IMF asymmetry | 4/0 Monocryl | 3 | 26 | Loss of IMF control occurred despite the net | Relapse of IMF asymmetry |
| 54 | Female | Implant exchange | Symmastia | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 20 | Increased IMF stability, improved cleavage symmetry and medial and inferior breast contour | None |
| 45 | Female | Implant exchange | Implant failure | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 22 | Repositioning of implant in optimum position, restored overall breast aesthetic | None |
| 23 | Female | Areola adjustment in tubular breasts | Puffy areola | 4/0 Monocryl | 4 | 23 | Improvement in areola aesthetics | None |
| 27 | Female | Areola adjustment in tubular breasts | Nipple pointing down | 4/0 Monocryl | 4 | 16 | Improvement in areola aesthetics and nipple projection | None |
| 24 | Female | Areola adjustment in tubular breasts | Nipple pointing down | 4/0 Monocryl | 4 | 11 | Improvement in areola aesthetics and nipple projection | None |
| 35 | Female | Breast reconstruction | Latissimus dorsi flap | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 11 | Restoration in breast volume and improvement in breast aesthetic | Temporary hyperpigmented net suture marks |
| 48 | Female | Revision augmentation mastopexy | Implant displacement | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 3 | Repositioning of breast implant into optimum position, stable IMF | None |
| 67 | Female | Revision augmentation mastopexy | Implant displacement | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 3 | Repositioning of breast implant into optimum position, stable IMF | None |
| 31 | Female | Breast augmentation | Implant displacement | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 3.5 | Repositioning of implant with good skin redraping achieved | None |
| 44 | Female | Breast augmentation | Implant displacement | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 3.5 | Repositioning of implant with good skin redraping achieved | None |
| 33 | Female | Breast augmentation | Augmentation | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 16 | Larger, fuller, well-proportioned breasts | None |
| 37 | Female | Breast augmentation | Augmentation | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 22 | Larger, fuller, well-proportioned breasts | Temporary hyperpigmented net suture marks |
| Age (years) . | Gender . | Surgical procedure . | Indication for surgery . | Suture used for hemostatic net (material and size) . | Time suture left in situ (days) . | Length of follow-up (months) . | Results . | Complications . |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Female | Revision breast reduction/mastopexy and augmentation | Bottomed-out breasts: IMF malpositioned caudally | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 12 | Well-proportioned, larger breasts with stable improvement in the IMF position | Hypopigmented net suture marks at 1-year follow-up |
| 61 | Female | Breast implant exchange and change of plane | Implant malposition: waterfall effect | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 6 | Unable to control shape of lateral curvature of breast internally. Excellent shape control achieved with net | None |
| 24 | Female | Revision breast implant surgery | Implant malposition | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 6 | Improvement in implant position and overall breast aesthetics | None |
| 66 | Female | Implant revision | Implant malposition: overly large implants | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 3 | 425-cc McGhan implants (Allergan, Irvine, CA) were replaced with 255-cc Mentor implants (Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ). Good shape control achieved with net | None |
| 30 | Female | Implant revision | Implant malposition: bottomed-out implants, waterfall effect | 3/0 Ethilon | 7 | 9 | Good shape control achieved | None |
| 24 | Female | Reverse abdominoplasty | Excess fat and skin in the upper abdomen | 3/0 Prolene | 3 | 7 | Excess fat and skin were excised, the IMF was successfully stabilized with the net without any tension across the fold | None |
| 46 | Female | Reverse abdominoplasty | Excess fat and skin in the upper abdomen | 3/0 Ethilon | 3 | 3 | Upper abdominal skin laxity corrected, glandular ptosis improved, IMF stabilized | None |
| 38 | Female | Mastopexy | Breast ptosis | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 20 | Improvement of breast ptosis | None |
| 41 | Female | Mastopexy | Breast ptosis | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 19 | Improvement of breast ptosis | None |
| 44 | Female | Mastopexy | Breast ptosis | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 24 | Improvement of breast ptosis | None |
| 41 | Female | Mastopexy | Symmastia | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 20 | Improvement in medial border of breast | None |
| 36 | Female | IMF symmetrization | IMF asymmetry | 4/0 Monocryl | 3 | 26 | Loss of IMF control occurred despite the net | Relapse of IMF asymmetry |
| 54 | Female | Implant exchange | Symmastia | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 20 | Increased IMF stability, improved cleavage symmetry and medial and inferior breast contour | None |
| 45 | Female | Implant exchange | Implant failure | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 22 | Repositioning of implant in optimum position, restored overall breast aesthetic | None |
| 23 | Female | Areola adjustment in tubular breasts | Puffy areola | 4/0 Monocryl | 4 | 23 | Improvement in areola aesthetics | None |
| 27 | Female | Areola adjustment in tubular breasts | Nipple pointing down | 4/0 Monocryl | 4 | 16 | Improvement in areola aesthetics and nipple projection | None |
| 24 | Female | Areola adjustment in tubular breasts | Nipple pointing down | 4/0 Monocryl | 4 | 11 | Improvement in areola aesthetics and nipple projection | None |
| 35 | Female | Breast reconstruction | Latissimus dorsi flap | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 11 | Restoration in breast volume and improvement in breast aesthetic | Temporary hyperpigmented net suture marks |
| 48 | Female | Revision augmentation mastopexy | Implant displacement | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 3 | Repositioning of breast implant into optimum position, stable IMF | None |
| 67 | Female | Revision augmentation mastopexy | Implant displacement | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 3 | Repositioning of breast implant into optimum position, stable IMF | None |
| 31 | Female | Breast augmentation | Implant displacement | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 3.5 | Repositioning of implant with good skin redraping achieved | None |
| 44 | Female | Breast augmentation | Implant displacement | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 3.5 | Repositioning of implant with good skin redraping achieved | None |
| 33 | Female | Breast augmentation | Augmentation | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 16 | Larger, fuller, well-proportioned breasts | None |
| 37 | Female | Breast augmentation | Augmentation | 2/0 Monocryl | 4 | 22 | Larger, fuller, well-proportioned breasts | Temporary hyperpigmented net suture marks |
IMF, inframammary fold.
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