Complete Submuscular Breast Implants

Complete Submuscular Breast Implant Placement (Under the Muscle)

Breast augmentation using this breast implant placement gives th patient many of the same advantages as the partial submuscular placement, along with a few more and some drawbacks. Fully submuscular placement means placing the implant under not only the pectoralis major muscle (covering the upper portion of the implant) but also under related muscles (non-pectoral muscles) at the lower half of the implant. The result is that the implant is fully covered by muscle instead of the lower half of the implant being left uncovered as in the partial submuscular placement.  See illustration at left.

Pros to Complete Sub-muscular Breast Implant Placement

• Lower risk of capsular contracture
• Lower risk of visible or palpable rippling
• Better mammograms

Cons to Complete Sub-muscular Breast Implant Placement

• Less natural appearance in women with sag. Implant is positioned in a place above where sagging breast tissue is. May create an appearance of two bulges, rather than on breast (known as double bubble). Implants take longer to "drop" after surgery (often longer than partially submuscular placement).
• Flexing of muscles during exercise can contract implant into unnatural appearance.

For more information, you may also want to read the following items:

• About Breast Augmentation
• All About Breast Implants
• All About Breast Augmentaiton Surgery
• Breast Implant Placement  
  • Subglandular Breast Implants 
  • Partial Submuscular Breast Impants  
  • Complete Submuscular Breast Implants(you are here)
  • Subfacial Breast Implants
  • Advantages and Disadvantages of Placement Techniques