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.
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Centre de chirurgie plastique, Lausanne, Switzerland.
D000367:Age Factors; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques