title: Avoiding the flat breast in reduction mammaplasty.
abstract: The reliance on retained superior breast tissue beneath the reduced skin envelope may not provide adequate breast projection in reduction mammaplasty. Placement of preserved inferior dermal-breast pedicle beneath the tailored skin envelope in this group of patients has allowed control of both breast projection and size, but there are alternatives in the  management of the nipple--areola complex with the use of this technique.
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013524:Surgical Flaps