This month Rod J. Rohrich, MD, Editor-in-Chief of "Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery," discusses two articles focused on combining procedures. The first article studies the benefits of using fat grafting in combination with breast implants during breast augmentation. The second article introduces and evaluates a simultaneous “tummy tuck” hernia repair procedure that utilizes a new patch. Volume 135, Issue 4.
“Parasternal Infiltration Composite Breast Augmentation” by Bravo et al.; “Concomitant Abdominoplasty and Umbilical Hernia Repair Using the Ventralex Hernia Patch” by Neinstein et al.
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http://plasticsurgery.org. Keywords: Cosmetic; Breast augmentation; Fat grafting; Hernia repair; Abdominoplasty;