Combined Breast Lift and Augmentation Is Safe…

No Increase in Complications with Simultaneous Versus Staged Procedures

Breast lift surgery and breast augmentation with implants can safely be performed in a single procedure, according to a report in the January issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).

“With appropriate patient selection and a carefully planned operative approach, our data demonstrates a one-stage procedure can be safely performed with acceptable complication and reoperation rates,” concludes the study by ASPS Member Surgeon Michael Bradley Calobrace, MD, of Louisville, Ky., and colleagues.  Read more…

• American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• breast augmentation
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