Breast Reduction Scars

Radial Scars and Subsequent Breast Cancer Risk: A Meta-Analysis

BACKGROUND The relationship between radial scars and breast cancer is unclear, as the results of different studies are inconsistent. We aim to solve the controversy and assess the breast cancer risk of radial scars. METHODS Case-control or cohort studies about radial scars and breast cancer risk published in PubMed, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library from 2000 to 2013 were searched. Hete...

Breast cancer risk reduction.

Breast Reduction Mammaplasty

DESCRIPTION A 45-year-old obese woman presented for evaluation of her symptomatic large breasts. After consultation, the patient elected to undergo bilateral Wise pattern breast reduction with inferior pedicle.

Hypertrophic scars and Keloids

The available treatment modalities for hypertrophic scars and keloids have very little success. Surgical treatment of these lesions without adjuvant therapy is also associated with high recurrence rate. Hypertrophic scars and keloids are the results of a series of cellular and molecular changes which their identification can guide us toward new treatment modalities which may decrease the ...

Hypertrophic scars and Keloids

The available treatment modalities for hypertrophic scars and keloids have very little success. Surgical treatment of these lesions without adjuvant therapy is also associated with high recurrence rate. Hypertrophic scars and keloids are the results of a series of cellular and molecular changes which their identification can guide us toward new treatment modalities which may decrease the ...