Placements for Breast Augmentation

When it comes to breast augmentation there are three kinds of placements. These include the over the muscle placement, the partial unders placement and the complete submuscular placement. When introduced into the body, implants are called either overs or unders.

The over the muscle placement is an overs when it comes to Manhattan breast augmentation. This is due to the fact that the plastic surgeon performing the operation puts it behind the tissue of the breast but over the top of the muscle. This kind of breast augmentation technique causes the least amount of pain afterwards and is considered to be the most basic and simplest for the doctor to do. The muscle is left intact and only skin and fat are removed from the chest area. This placement makes for a shorter healing and recuperation period.

The sub-muscular placement is also known as the partial unders placement. What happens in this case is that two-thirds of the top portion of the implant is situated behind the pectoral muscle while at the same time what is left (one-third of the implant) is fitted behind the tissue and ends up being covered completely over by muscle. This breast augmentation placement provides the upper section of the bosom with a natural and very firm look. The one disadvantage of this way is that the top half (two-thirds) can sometimes develop ripples.

The third placement is known as the complete submuscular placement. This one also has a variety of other names it goes by including:

•complete unders
•full unders
•totalsubmusculofascial placement
•total sub-muscular

Of the three placement types described, the complete submuscular placement is the most complicated and difficult of them all. For this reason it is undertaken the least often of the three. In fact there are some cosmetic surgeons who do not like to undertake this surgical procedure on their patients.

When the complete unders is performed, the upper two-thirds of the implant for breast augmentation are placed as carefully as possible above the pectoral muscles. However in this case the upper two-thirds are also placed above the serratus muscles. Another action is done at the same time. The lower one-third of the implant is put into position behind the connective tissue. This tissue is known as the fascia.

In case you are wondering, it is not possible for an implant to be positioned behind the pectoral muscle completely. This is an anatomical impossibility because of the way the body is designed. Talk to the surgeon about which technique for placing the implant is most appropriate for you.