title: [Vertical mammaplasty using the skin wrinkling suture techniques].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To reduce the incision scar produced by reduction mammaplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  The periareola incision and the vertical incision below the areola were made when performing breast reduction. The incision in the submammary fold was avoided. The breast was suspended and moulded. The redundant skin and the long skin incision below the areola were sutured utilizing the skin wrinkling suture techniques. The wrinkling skin and incision became flat gradually due to the elasticity of the tissue itself.
  
  
  RESULTS
  13 cases have been treated with the techniques mentioned above. All incisions healed primarily and there were no complications such as hematoma, infection and necrosis of skin or areola. Of them, 3 patients with very large and ptotic breasts needed small corrective operations to excise the redundant skin that still existed 6 months postoperatively. The shape of the breasts and the vertical incision scars of the other patients were satisfactory.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The vertical mammaplasty using the skin wrinkling suture techniques can be used in breast reduction of various sizes, owing to the advantages of consistent, good and stable result, simplicity to perform and grasp and no scar in the submammary fold.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 100041, China.
authors.forename: Yuan-bo
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Lan-hua
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Mu
authors.forename: Xiao-lei
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Xiao-qing
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Hong-yan
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019928:Breast Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome