title: Bilateral reduction mammoplasty after heart transplantation.
abstract: We report a bilateral reduction mammoplasty in a 15 year old female who suffered increasing back and shoulder pain and chest wall discomfort associated with bilateral breast enlargement during a 17 month period following heart transplantation. Cardiologic evaluation confirmed a structurally normal heart with good systolic and diastolic function, and ejection fraction of 80%. We performed a bilateral mammoplasty using dermal suspension flap in vertical-scar reduction. The patient recovered satisfactorily without incident, and breast morphology was excellent at the 2 year 9 month follow-up, with no recurrence of her previous symptoms or further hyperplasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Yue-Dong
authors.initials: YD
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Fa-Zhi
authors.initials: FZ
authors.lastname: Qi
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
authors.forename: Zi-Hao
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018427:Breast Implants; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome