title: New trends in breast reconstructive surgery: "Florentine Lily" reductive mastoplasty.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  To describe a mammoplasty technique that we called "Florentine Lily" because of the shape of the pre-operative drawings similarity with the symbol lily Florentine.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a group of 190 women who underwent reductive mammoplasty, 23 women affected by severe enlarged breasts were selected. Main selection requirements were: 18-30 cm rising of the Areola-Nipple Complex (NAC).
  
  
  RESULTS
  to obtain a functional and cosmetic result; preservation of mammary gland function; vitality of the areola-nipple complex and its sensitivity. We describe the case of 35 years old woman affected by severe enlargement of the breast and no pathologies.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We didn't observe necrosis of the skin flaps and NAC in any case. In one case (rising of Nipple-Areola Complex >25 cm) NAC showed NAC 2 days post-surgery, which spontaneously resolved. Minor complications (edema and ematoma) developed in 20 cases. No infections were observed.
authors: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Rome "Tor Vergata", Rome, Italy.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Rogliani
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Gentile
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Trimarco
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Labardi
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Brinci
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Palla
authors: V
authors: V
authors: Cervelli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps