THE CONTRIBUTION OF COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM IN SELECTION OF THE IMPLANT FOR BREAST AUGMENTATION

Introduction: A computerized system allows the creation of a three-dimensional simulation model of the breast that allows the surgeon to predict the outcome of the intervention based on the tissue characteristics and desires of each patient, making the patient a part of the decision. Aim of study: Although breast augmentation has become lately the most demanded aesthetic surgical procedure of our decade there is no dedicated system that can assist the surgeon in selecting an implant, educating the patient. This is why such a computerized system became mandatory. Material and methods: 869 patients that requested breast augmentation surgery were admitted in our clinic beginning with january 2006; all the patient’s consultations were done using the biodynamic implant selection system. The dimensions measured on the patients were introduced in the software that selected in the end an implant. The simulation of the future breast was done using external sizers and each patient was asked to check the simulation in the mirror. The precision of the system was confirmed postoperatively by 90% of the patients that found that the result was similar to the preoperative simulation. Results and discussions: Using the system is similar to following a script. The patient is informed and educated at every step about the implications and limits of her characteristics and desires. Conclusions: The computerized system in implant selection is a precious tool that assists surgeons in educating patients, implicating them in the final decision and therefore increasing the outcome satisfaction rate.