Can someone please explain what the "popcorn" method is for closing a pocket in a breast augmentation?

involves using a cautery to burn the excess capsule then over-sewing the good edges together to diminish the size of your implant pocket.  It has been shown to work but I prefer to remove the capsule if possible then sew the tissues together prior to re-closing the capsule with another row of sutures.

You have been doing your research. The so called popcorn technique was conceived
to help in switching from a smooth to a textured breast implant. Smooth implants are generally placed in a
pocket that is bigger than the implant and sometimes the implant will side
around in the pocket or breast implant capsule too much. For this reason and many others the patient
may decide to have their implants changed.
The textured implants do not slide and have a lower capsule contracture
rate so there is a shift to using them.
The popcorn technique simply refers to the sound of the cautery, a snap
and pop, as the capsule is injured to shrink it and hopefully create new scar
that will grow into the texture.



There are some other more effective techniques to get the
texturing to “Velcro” to your body, which is what we want when we switch to a
textured implant. The one that it preferred
by many surgeons is a neo-pocket procedure where a new pocket is created under
or over the old capsule. This gives a little
more control and predictability to the procedure.



I have added a video about textured, gummy bear implants
that may help you as well.



I hope that helps.



Best regards.