title: [Mammaplasty: the "love position"].
abstract: The authors describe a new position of the patient that enables the surgeon to perform a bilateral and synchronous mammaplasty, without switching sides. The patient is first raised in the sitting position, then the thigh and leg holders of the operating table are spread out to a 45-60 degrees angle. The surgeon stands in between the thighs, where he faces the chest and can operate on the breasts. The entire operation is performed by the surgeon, approaching both breasts simultaneously without the need for switching positions. The direct and central access, along with the continuing visual control of the shaping, turns the operation into a simple and faster one with better control of the cosmetic result.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique, hôpital Henri-Mondor, université Paris-XII, 94010 Créteil, Paris, France. francois.petit@mac.com
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Petit
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paraskevas
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lantieri
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D011187:Posture; D013997:Time Factors