title: Reconstruction of mammary hypoplasma associated with chest wall deformities.
abstract: Three young women who had significant unilateral hypoplasia of the breast, accentuated by marked rib deformities and hypoplasia of the pectoralis muscle, were treated by two-staged reconstructions. A custom-made chest wall implant and a breast prosthesis were used. In the absence of cardiorespiratory compromise, these are simpler operations than rib osteoplasties and the cosmetic result is better.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D013909:Thorax / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery