Pelvic and buttock hypoplasia reconstructed with anatomical breast implants

Pelvic and buttock hypoplasia reconstructed with anatomical breast implants.

Radiation therapy is used in the management of a number of childhood cancers and can have significant effects on skeletal growth. We present the case of a 35-year-old woman who developed a hypoplastic pelvis and buttocks following radiotherapy for rhabdomyosarcoma of the vagina at the age of 2. At the age of 25, the patient underwent bilateral buttock augmentation with a two-stage reconstructio...

Breast Implants and Breast Cancer

Buttock augmentation with solid silicone implants.

BACKGROUND Buttock augmentation with solid silicone implants has become an increasingly popular procedure in the United States, but few outcomes studies have been undertaken to evaluate its safety and efficacy. OBJECTIVE The author examines the results of buttock augmentation with solid silicone implants in his private practice. METHODS A retrospective chart review was conducted of 200 cons...

Intraoperative ultrasonography to guide intramuscular buttock implants.

Ultrasonography (US) is useful for a number of purposes. Intraoperative ultrasound (IOUS) provides better spatial and contrast resolution of the anatomical structures and organs than any other imaging method and is used mainly to identify nonpalpable lesions, guide surgical procedures, and stage local tumor disease. 1 In plastic surgery, US is not commonly used as a transoperatory guide, althou...

Becker's nevus and breast hypoplasia: report of a case

Becker's nevus is a unilateral hyperpigmented area of skin with geographical borders. It is usually located on shoulders, anterior chest, scapular region and upper arms. Sometimes it shows evidence of androgen hypersensitivity and co-localizing with other developmental anomalies. We report a 12-year-old girl with clinical and histopathological findings compatible with Becker's nevus on he...