title: [Breast ptosis correction with a knitted polypropylene mesh].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate a knitted polypropylene mesh used for mammapexy in correcting the breast ptosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-one patients with the mild or moderate breast ptosis were undergoing the mammapexy with a knitted polypropylene mesh. The operation was performed through the periareolar incision and a monofilament knitted polypropylene mesh was subcutaneously implanted on the surface of the gland and fixed upward.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All of the patients were satisfactory of the appearance with the follow-ups from 2 to 16 months. No secondary ptosis, hypertrophic scars and foreign body reactions were found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The above-mentioned technique could be a good, safe and reliable method for correcting breast ptosis.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100041, China.
authors.forename: Jia-ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Qun
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: Zhi-fei
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ru
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D011126:Polypropylenes; D013526:Surgical Mesh
chemical_list: D011126:Polypropylenes