Sequential TACE is a safe procedure in patients with unresectable advanced HCC and feasible in most cases. It seems to prolong the survival time compared with historical series of untreated patients.

Sequential TACE is a safe procedure in patients with unresectable advanced HCC and feasible in most cases. It seems to prolong the survival time compared with historical series of untreated patients.

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BackgroundA new method of autoaugmentation mammaplasty is presented to correct ptosis and to increase the projection and volume of the breast in patients who would like a reposition augmentation mammaplasty after breast implant removal but do not want a new implant.MethodsBetween 1999 and 2007, a total of 27 patients (age = 54 ± 7.3 years) underwent mammaplasty using an inferior-based flap of deepithelialized subcutaneous and breast tissue modularized to its pedicle which was inserted beneath a superior pedicle used for correction of ptosis and to increase the projection and apparent volume of the breast.ResultsThe results confirmed that autoaugmentation mammaplasty of the breast following removal of the implant yields longstanding results. It corrects ptosis and increases the projection and apparent volume of the breast when mastopexy is planned without use of a new implant. Twelve months after surgery the degree of descent of the inframammary fold generally parallels that of the nipple. The mean level of the inframammary fold was below the mean level of the nipple. Postoperatively, the optimum distance had been largely achieved.ConclusionThe advantages of the technique presented here are that it minimizes the skin scar in cases using vertical mammaplasty techniques and optimizes the breast shape after breast implant removal in patients who do not want a new implant.

Mammaplasty for breast enhancement and correction of ptosis augmentation is described. Between 2002 and 2007, autoaugmentation mammaplasty was performed for 27 patients (age, 48 ± 7.3 years) using an inferior-based flap of deepithelialized dermoglandular tissue inserted beneath the breast parenchyma of a superior-based nipple-areolar complex pedicle. The results confirmed that autoaugmentation mammaplasty corrects ptosis while increasing the projection and apparent volume of the breast. The degree of inframammary fold (IMF) descent 6 months after surgery generally paralleled that of the nipple. The mean level of the IMF was below the mean level of the nipple. Postoperatively, the optimum distance had been largely achieved. The advantage of the technique is that it optimizes the shape and volume of the breast without the use of an implant.