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This 22-year-old patient has pectus excavatum, significant lumbar scoliosis, and asymmetry of the breasts. She had breast augmentation with smooth, round, full profile silicone gel implants placed in the subglandular pockets. When she returned a few years later, she complained that the left implant fell laterally more than the right when she was lying supine and she felt uncomfortable when lying prone. The discussion revolved around whether or not to make any changes surgically. There was a suggestion that repair of the excavatum might help.
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Higgs, M.J., Hodgkinson, D., Moore, C.C.M., Mangubat, E.A., Shiffman, M.A. (2016). Case 173: Falling Implant. In: Higgs, M., Shiffman, M. (eds) Cosmetic Breast Cases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27714-1_23
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