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Figure 2. (a) Illustration showing side profile of an implant in subglandular pocket; (b) illustration showing dissected muscle splitting pocket with anchoring stitch placed between lower border of upper split muscle and breast envelope at a level just under the nipple areolar complex (NAC). Note the relative position of the sixth rib and the nipple areolar complex; (c) illustration showing the implant placed in muscle splitting pocket with a tied anchoring stitch between muscle and breast envelope. Note the puckering of the skin below NAC, gathered skin above NAC and relative position of the sixth rib; (d) implant in its new muscle splitting position with puckering and skin gathering settled