title: Vertical reduction mammaplasty: preventing skin redundancy at the vertical scar in women with large breasts or poor skin elasticity.
abstract: The authors describe a vertical reduction mammaplasty technique for avoiding skin excess at the vertical scar. Conical projection of the breast is achieved by cranial to caudal gland-shaping sutures. Excision of redundant skin is performed in a triangular pattern, creating bilateral dog ears. Resection of these dog ears results in a short, symmetrical horizontal scar located at the new submammary line.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Maltepe University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ismail
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kuran
authors.forename: Burcak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tumerdem