[Correction of the secondary deformity of reduction mammaplasty--the inframammary fold advancement].
The high position of the nipple-areola is one of the complications of reduction mammaplasty. The technique of lower thoracic advancement flap reestablishes a new inframammary fold. The edge of the advanced inferior flap is sutured to the chest wall and the rib cage. The advantages of the technique is that the scar is hidden in the depth of the inframammary fold and is usually fairly in-conspicuous. The technique gives an increasingly natural looking of the breast. The operation is appealingly easy and safe. Figures illustrate the effectiveness of this technique.
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Department of Plastic Surgery, Shenzhen People's Hospital.
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D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009558:Nipples / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps