Evaluating breast parenchymal maldistribution with regard to mastopexy and augmentation mammaplasty.
Mammary parenchymal maldistribution or lower-pole hypoplasia, a first cousin of the tubular breast deformity, is a common condition complicating the selection of patients for retropectoral augmentation mammaplasty and/or mastopexy. The eccentric mammary parenchyma must be released from the pectoral fascia to obtain good results with augmentation mammaplasty and to minimize the necessity for mastopexy.
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D001940:Breast / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods