title: Eliminating the dog-ear in modified radical mastectomy.
abstract: Inadequate attention has been paid to optimal closure of the postmastectomy incision in patients not desirous of breast reconstruction. Herein, we describe the use of a basic plastic surgical technique at the time of mastectomy to eliminate the dog-ear deformity at the axillary end of the incision. The technique is conceptually simple and expedient, and gives an excellent cosmetic result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus 43210.
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Farrar
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Fanning
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*