Structured Mammoplasty (Breast Reduction and Mastopexy with Silicone Implants): Standardization of Technique for Predictable Results.

Unlabelled: Several methods have been developed for the treatment of ptosis and breast hypertrophy, with good early results but with dissatisfaction in the long term, due to loss of volume and projection of the upper pole and recurrence of ptosis. In the face of this adversity, the purposes of the present study were to describe a surgical technique of breast reduction and mastopexy with silicone implants, named structured mammoplasty, and to present the outcomes of patients who underwent this technique.

Methods: The structured mammoplasty technique with round silicone prostheses (surgical marking and stages), performed on 100 patients who were operated on between 2017 and 2020 and were followed up for a minimum of 12 months, was described.

Prognostic factors for perioperative pulmonary events among patients undergoing upper abdominal surgery.

Context And Objective: The significant relationship between upper abdominal surgery and early (perioperative) pulmonary events was investigated among patients with preoperative pulmonary conditions undergoing general anesthesia.

Design And Setting: Retrospective study for which data were obtained prospectively from 1999 to 2004, at a tertiary university hospital.

Methods: We retrospectively studied 3107 patients over 11 years old presenting American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) status I, II or III who underwent upper abdominal surgery under general anesthesia and were discharged to the recovery room.