An areolar approach to reduction mammaplasty.
The authors present a new technique for selected cases of reduction mammaplasty and correction of ptosis, based solely on a aureolar approach. The skin is undermined, the glandular contents reduced if required and a mastopexy carried out. The excess skin is not removed but adapts itself to the new size and shape of the gland.
D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004548:Elasticity; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*