A technique for reduction mammoplasty.
The author presents a technique for reduction mammoplasty in which the amount of skin removed is limited to a small area in the middle part of the breast. The glandular tissue is resected laterally and medially at the caudal part of the circumference of the breast, along with a midline wedge. With this technique and with the retraction of the skin and the sutures that pull this skin to the midline, the final result is a very short horizontal scar.
D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002921:Cicatrix; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008722:Methods; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D013537:Sutures