Short transcript excerpt from a YouTube video by Robert Whitfield MD explaining that breast implants placed above the muscle (subglandular placement) generally lead to an easier, smoother recovery because the surgeon does not disturb the chest muscle or rib-cage tissues. He notes a trade-off: implants above the muscle may be more visibly noticeable, so this approach is less commonly used in the U.S.
It relates to, like, who's going to have probably the smoothest, easiest recovery. Recovery is, of course, for us, technically, it's much easier if the implants above the muscle, because when you're not removing the tissue from the rib cage and adjusting the muscle, the patient's recovery is much, much easier. So that's, you know, if you had your druthers, you know. Yes. Every day, that would be a much easier task. You know, for the surgeons. People don't do that technically all the time. Or in this country, it's probably a very small percentage because the implant size would become more and more noticeable because it's above the muscle. They wouldn't be as hidden. So that's one potential downside.
