title: The lower island flap transposition (LIFT) technique for control of the upper pole in circumvertical mastopexy.
abstract: Traditional mastopexy patterns may ineffectively address deflation of the upper pole of the breast. Technical modifications have been described using local autologous tissue rearrangement to correct this deformity with varying success. The authors describe a technique of circumvertical mastopexy with autoaugmentation of the upper pole using a lower island flap transposition to provide for effective correction of the deflated upper pole in the mastopexy patient.
authors.affiliation: Grand Rapids, Mich. From Partners in Plastic Surgery.
authors.forename: Dennis C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Hammond
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps