THE ADVANTAGES OF USING THE KELLER FUNNEL IN BREAST AUGMENTATION
What is the Keller Funnel ?
The Keller Funnel is a medical instrument used in plastic and reconstructive surgery for the insertion of breast implants. It is a sort of sterile plastic cone, with a shape similar to that of a piping bag, made to facilitate the insertion of the prosthesis through a smaller incision than the traditional one. Thanks to the Keller Funnel, contact between the prosthesis and the patient's skin is reduced, thus reducing the risk of bacterial contamination during the operation.
The advantages of using the Keller Funnel
The main advantage of using the Keller Funnel in breast augmentation is that it allows the breast implant to be positioned with greater precision and less trauma to the surrounding tissues, reducing the risk of post-operative complications.
The advantages of its use are numerous!
Breast augmentation with small scars
Thanks to the use of the Keller Funnel, the surgeon is able to make smaller incisions to insert the breast implants. This means that the patient will have smaller scars (in some cases even 1,8 cm), therefore also a faster and less painful post-operative recovery and better healing.
Reduction of the risk of contamination of prostheses
The Keller Funnel allows the surgeon to have a no-touch approach: each Funnel is sterile and is used only once and the prostheses are inserted inside it, without being touched or manipulated by the doctor: in this way the risk is reduced to a minimum of bacterial contamination of breast implants. In fact, less manipulation makes the risk of bacterial infections almost zero.
Mammoplasty with faster healing and faster surgery
Using the Keller Funnel minimizes trauma to the breast tissue, allowing for faster healing. It is, in fact, designed to minimize stress on the breast prosthesis itself, prolonging its life and reducing the risk of rupture and allows for a faster surgical procedure. If with manual insertion the surgeon could take around ten minutes to position the prosthesis, with Keller Funnel it takes just a few seconds! This means less surgery time and more control over positioning by the surgeon.
Lower risk of capsular contracture
The Funnel reduces the risk of capsular contracture, an unfortunately common complication in breast augmentation surgery thanks to the reduced manipulation of the prosthesis and tissues and the absence of contamination.