Specialty Skills in Breast Surgery - Augmentation

Overview

Specialty Skills in Breast Surgery – Augmentation is a focused course on the principles of primary breast augmentation, including pre-operative planning, operative approaches and managing complications. Teaching is delivered through lectures, case-based discussion and live model marking.

Programme Content

• Principles of primary augmentation: assessment, sizing and implant selection
• Access routes and operative planes for bilateral augmentation
• Live marking and planning for predictable outcomes
• Recognising and managing common complications

Learning Objectives

• Plan primary breast augmentation with appropriate implant selection and operative approach
• Understand the implications of different access routes and implant planes
• Apply safe, reproducible pre-operative marking and planning principles
• Recognise and manage common augmentation complications using case-based reasoning

Why Attend?

This course provides a structured, practical update for surgeons who perform (or are developing an interest in) augmentation and want a clear approach to planning, execution and complication management—supported by expert faculty and interactive discussion.

This course is designed for senior breast and plastic surgery trainees and consultants.