title: Reduction mammoplasty by the central pedicle, avoiding a vertical scar.
abstract: Reduction of the macromamma that causes posture malformations, neck and back pain, and psychological problems is very important. I performed the technique on 13 patients whose ages ranged between 17 and 60 years during 1990 and 1993. I observed no complications in the controls. To obtain a better result in reduction mammoplasty, I use a technique that can be performed on patients of any age, without causing any problems in vascularization, sensitivity, and lactation, and that avoids the vertical scar.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Selçuk University School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Savaci
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000517:prevention & control; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome