Single-Stage Augmentation Mastopexy With Composite Reverse Inferior Muscle Sling Technique for Autologous Reinforcement of the Inferior Pole: Technical Refinements and Outcomes.

Background: Single-stage augmentation mastopexy (SAM) is a common procedure, but revision rates are high. Muscle slings have been used in SAM, but despite satisfactory outcomes, most studies do not include objective or accurate measurements of implant/breast position. This article describes a surgical technique for SAM employing a composite reverse inferior muscle sling (CRIMS).

Influence of advanced age on postoperative outcomes and total loss following breast reconstruction: a critical assessment of 560 cases.

Objective: to evaluate the role of age in the risk of postoperative complications in patients submitted to unilateral breast reconstruction after mastectomy, with emphasis on total reconstruction loss.

Methods: we conducted a retrospective study of patients submitted to breast reconstruction, whose variables included: oncological and reconstruction data, postoperative complications, including loss of reconstruction and complications of surgical wound. We divided the patients into two groups, according to the classification of the Brazilian National Elderly Policy and the Statute of the Elderly: young (age <60 years) and elderly (60 years or more).