TY - JOUR
T1 - The high five™ process
T2 - Tissue-based planning for breast augmentation
AU - Adams, William P.
PY - 2007/10/1
Y1 - 2007/10/1
N2 - Despite popularity, breast augmentation has not advanced significantly in 20 years. The re-operation data for breast augmentation has been excessive at 15% to 20% in every Federal Drug Administration pre-market approval study for the past 15 years. Recently, a more scientific approach to breast augmentation has described a true process approach to this procedure. One element, tissue-based pre-operative planning, has been shown to reduce re-operation rate to less than 3% in published peer-reviewed studies. The High Five™ process was published in 2005 and codifies the 5 most important pre-operative decisions made during a breast augmentation procedure. Application into clinical practice of this planning system is discussed.
AB - Despite popularity, breast augmentation has not advanced significantly in 20 years. The re-operation data for breast augmentation has been excessive at 15% to 20% in every Federal Drug Administration pre-market approval study for the past 15 years. Recently, a more scientific approach to breast augmentation has described a true process approach to this procedure. One element, tissue-based pre-operative planning, has been shown to reduce re-operation rate to less than 3% in published peer-reviewed studies. The High Five™ process was published in 2005 and codifies the 5 most important pre-operative decisions made during a breast augmentation procedure. Application into clinical practice of this planning system is discussed.
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U2 - 10.1097/01.PSN.0000306185.95812.c3
DO - 10.1097/01.PSN.0000306185.95812.c3
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18165727
AN - SCOPUS:37649004528
SN - 0741-5206
VL - 27
SP - 197
EP - 201
JO - Plastic Surgical Nursing
JF - Plastic Surgical Nursing
IS - 4
ER -