Breast Augmentation - TUBA
TUBA or Transumbilical Incision (also known as a Naval Incision)
TUBA stands for
Trans Umbilical Breast Augmentation. This is a highly specialized method of placing
breast implants where your plastic surgeon makes the incision in your naval. He/she inserts the
breast implant through this
naval incision, slides it up to the chest area then places it inits correct position. Your plastic surgeon will use an instrument called an
endoscope to help him or her in this procedure. The
endoscope is connected to a television so your plastic surgeon can watch on the monitor where he or she places the implant.
TUBA can be used to place
breast implants either above or below the muscle. The primary benefit of
TUBA is that it leaves no visible scar near the breast. Risks include having to make a different
breast incision if the placement is not working out during surgery. Some plastic surgeons have claimed there is a risk of poor placement using
TUBA because the incision site is far removed from the area of implant placement. Plastic surgeons who perform
TUBA claim that other plastic surgeons critical of the
TUBA incision are just not experienced in it. If you want to use
TUBA, you must find a surgeon who specializes in this method. Most surgeons that do this method can only place the implants over the muscle. There are doctors who do perform this surgery with
subpectoral placement but there are fewer such surgeons.
At this time, we do not know of any surgeons using this method to place
silicone gel breast implants.
Breast Augmentation Guide - Breast Implant Placement