Dual plane breast implant
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1. A method of augmenting or reconstructing a human breast comprising:
- implanting in a breast, an implant including an exterior defined by a lower surface region encompassing a lower portion of the implantable member and an upper surface region encompassing an upper portion of the implantable member;
the lower surface region defined by a first textured surface and the upper surface region defined by a closed cell textured surface;
the implant being placed in the breast such that the upper surface region is positioned between beneath the pectoralis major muscle and the lower surface region is positioned anteriorly of the pectoralis major muscle.
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Abstract
A soft breast prosthesis is provided, the prosthesis having a surface configuration advantageous for dual plane placement of the prosthesis in a breast.
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1. A method of augmenting or reconstructing a human breast comprising:
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implanting in a breast, an implant including an exterior defined by a lower surface region encompassing a lower portion of the implantable member and an upper surface region encompassing an upper portion of the implantable member; the lower surface region defined by a first textured surface and the upper surface region defined by a closed cell textured surface; the implant being placed in the breast such that the upper surface region is positioned between beneath the pectoralis major muscle and the lower surface region is positioned anteriorly of the pectoralis major muscle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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