Which is an augmentation mammoplasty approach in which a breast implant is inserted?

a. Laparoscopic
b. Periareolar
c. Periosteal
d. Intrathoracic

ANS: B
A bilateral mammoplasty usually is performed for aesthetics on a woman who desires larger breasts. Inflatable implants are inserted under breast tissue or the underlying pectoralis muscles and then filled with sterile saline solution through self-sealing valves. The breast implant can be inserted through a periareolar, transaxillary, inframammary, or supraumbilical endoscopic approach.

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