Implant placement (subglandular, submuscular, dual plane)

Implant pla­ce­ment descri­bes the tis­sue lay­er in which a breast implant sits. The opti­ons are the subg­lan­du­lar posi­ti­on abo­ve the chest mus­cle, the sub­mus­cu­lar posi­ti­on beneath the mus­cle, and the dual pla­ne tech­ni­que, which com­bi­nes the two.

Appli­ca­ti­on

In the subg­lan­du­lar posi­ti­on, the implant lies direct­ly beneath the breast gland. This suits women with enough natu­ral tis­sue and allows a shorter reco­very. In the sub­mus­cu­lar posi­ti­on, the implant is bet­ter cover­ed and its edges are less visi­ble. With the dual pla­ne tech­ni­que, the mus­cle covers the upper part while the lower part lies beneath the gland, com­bi­ning a natu­ral tran­si­ti­on in the cleava­ge with good sha­ping of the lower breast.

Good to know

Pla­ce­ment beneath the mus­cle is often more pain­ful at first, and the implant may move when the chest mus­cle con­tracts. With very thin covera­ge over the mus­cle, visi­ble implant edges and ripp­ling beco­me more likely. The choice also affects the risk of cap­su­lar con­trac­tu­re and is made indi­vi­du­al­ly in con­sul­ta­ti­on with the surgeon.

Matching tre­at­ment at Swiss Der­ma Cli­nic: Breast aug­men­ta­ti­on with implants