Mammaplasty: a technique of comprehensive correction of the ptotic breast.
Ptosis of the breast and the optimum position of the nipple in the non-ptotic breast have been defined. A descent of the infra-mammary fold in ptosis is demonstrated: the concept of the nipple infra-mammary distance is introduced and the optimum values are defined. The principle of relocating the infra-mammary fold in any form of mammaplasty where the nipple is elevated is introduced together with a precise method for defining the new level of the infra-mammary fold in relation to the proposed size of the reconstructed breast. Emphasis is placed on the aesthetic significance of avoiding inter- and extra-mammary scarring.
D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery; D011182:Postoperative Care; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*