Volume reduction mammaplasty.
I present an operation for breast reduction in which a prosthesis-shaped mass of breast tissue is removed through a transverse inframammary incision. No skin is removed. With time the breast tissue and skin shrink. No skin markings are required. There is very little interference with blood or nerve supply to the skin, areola, and nipple. The breast appears normal postoperatively.
D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*