The principles of the up-to-date breast reduction.
In all cases of moderate- to high-grade hypertrophy of the breast, with or without ptosis, the author emphasizes that the reduction mammaplasty with L-shaped suture lines proves to be an effective method that avoids unacceptable scars extending to the midline of the thorax, especially in the young patient.
Centre de chirurgie plastique, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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D000367:Age Factors; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques