The Effects of Reduction Mammaplasty

Unilateral Sensation Loss of the NAC After Superomedial Pedicle Reduction Mammaplasty

Histopathological Evaluation of Reduction Mammaplasty Specimens to Detect Occult Breast Cancer: A Report from Southern Iran

BACKGROUND Reduction mammaplasty (RM) is among the commonly performed procedures by plastic surgeons. Occult breast cancers are rarely detected in these specimens. The purpose of the study was to describe histopathological evaluation of reduction mammaplasty specimens to detect occult breast cancer in Southern Iran. METHODS The histological diagnosis of 350 RM specimens from 175 patients...

گزارش یک مورد کشف اتفاقی سرطان پستان در نمونه های پاتولوژی عمل جراحی مامو پلاستی کاهشی

Reduction mammaplasty is increasingly used for the treatment of discomfort associated with macromastia. Breast cancer is a tumor with the highest prevalence and incidence in women. As it can be expected, reduction mammaplasty specimens occasionally reveal breast cancer. So, before reduction mammaplasty, patients should be assessed for breast cancer risk and evaluated by physical examination a...

The Effects of Reduction Mammaplasty on Serum Leptin Levels and Insulin Resistance

Background. The reduction mammaplasty has been a well-executed and known procedure in which considerable amount of fatty tissue is removed from the body. The authors aimed to show the effects of the reduction mammaplasty on serum leptin levels and insulin resistance. Methods. 42 obese female patients who had gigantomastia were operated on. We recorded patients' demographic and preoperative data...

Incision Patterns in Breast Oncoplastic Surgery

In our current practice therapeutic reduction mammaplasty is our preferred oncoplastic breast conserving approach, which we utilize in almost half of our patients. This technique is very versatile and allows us the resection of tumors located in all breast quadrants of patients with moderate-to large-sized breasts. We describe a series of 57 patients who were treated using a therapeutic reducti...