TUBA Breast Augmentation
I want to do a Transumbilical (TUBA) Breast augmentation. Can use you TUBA procedure to put the implants under the muscle?
Meeko in san joseA: TUBA can put breast implants under the muscle through the belly button
TUBA (transumbilical breast aumentation) places breast implants through a tunnel from your belly button to the breast. It can place the implants on top of the muscle, or with more difficulty, under the muscle. I learned TUBA from the developer of the procedure, Dr Gerald Johnson. I did... more
A: You can use it to place the implants beneath the muscle, but why would you!
You can use it to place the implants beneath the muscle, but why would you! TUBA is one of 4 main access incisions used for breast augmentation but is by far the most infrequently performed. If you are absolutely decided on TUBA then please seek out a plastic surgeon that performs a high... more
A: Breast Augmentation
TUBA is not a widely performed procedure. Most board certified plastic surgeons would choose other methods. The TUBA cannot be done with gel implants and the manufacturers do not like to have the implants placed this way do to the ruff handling of the implant during the procedure.
A: TUBA: Teaser fare.
Of all the remote access incisions for breast augmentation, I am most reluctant to endorse this one for the following reasons: 1. It doesn't allow refinements of the dual plane pocket dissection, so that the cleavage is a function of how much the pectoralis muscle can be avulsed (stripped) off the breast bone... more
A: Breast Augmentation through TUBA not recommended
TUBA is not recommended by breast implant manufacturers and by most plastic surgeons. It is truly a blind approach and can commonly lead to malpositioning. I give my patients this analogy whenever they ask about TUBA. Imagine putting lipstick on your lips, not with the normal short stick, but attached to the... more
A: TUBA not Encourage or Recommended
Most board certified plastic surgeons will NOT perform this operation as they genuinely know better. This is not a good procedure and is know to have issue with it. Most commonly since it is a blind procedure like the arm pit incision (which has shown to have a high rate of malposition) it too has... more
A: Yes if a well-trained plastic surgeon does it
Meeko, I do not perform this procedure but in courses I have attended the implant can be placed under the muscle if the surgeon has a lot of experience. The problem with this procedure is that it is novel and many non-plastic surgeons will offer it to try create a niche.... more
A: It may be difficult to place the implant under the muscle with TUBA approach
You have to understand that the TUBA submuscular approach, from what I understand, is essentially a blind procedure. That means that you have to guess that you are under the muscle when placing the conbduit from the umbilicus. This is not a precise operation and therefroe the vast majority of plastic... more
A: Be cautious
I recently saw a patient who had the TUBA operation performed in California. She presented with quite a marked asymmetry. At surgery we discovered that they had placed one implant on top of the muscle and the other under the muscle. I have never seen or heard of this done by the more the... more
A: I don't recommend TUBA.
Hi. I don't know any experienced board certified plastic surgeon in Manhattan who does the TUBA breast augmentation procedure. If you have implants put in through the belly button, the warranty becomes void. That tells you what the manufacturer thinks of this operation.
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