Full Muscle Coverage
With full muscle coverage breast reconstruction, the breast implant is covered by the muscles in the immediate area of the breast. To achieve this, a surgeon may use portions of the pectoralis major, pectoralis minor, serratus anterior, and/or the rectus abdominus muscle, or fascia.
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| POTENTIAL ADVANTAGES |
POTENTIAL DISADVANTAGES |
| Muscles add an additional layer of tissue between the implant and the skin |
| Decreases the risk of implant exposure |
| Decreases the risk of being able to see or feel the implant through the skin |
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| Unnatural appearance of the breast such as a high riding breast (breast sits unnaturally high on the chest) |
| More challenging for the surgeon to control final shape, size and location of the reconstructed breast(s) |
| Poor projection of the breast(s) |
| Poor definition of the breast(s) |
| Serratus Band Contracture-risk of muscles spasming and/or contracting causing the breast(s) to become deformed |
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