title: Further applications of Archimedes' principle in the correction of asymmetrical breasts.
abstract: Archimedes' law of buoyancy has been extended to the preoperative bedside assessment of volume differences between breasts, whatever their cause. The simple method described has proved to be a helpful aid in surgical procedures for the correction of breast asymmetry.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Illinois, College of Medicine, Chicago 60612.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Dolezal
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nolan
mesh_terms: D055592:Biophysical Phenomena; D001703:Biophysics; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011045:Poland Syndrome / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation