BACKGROUND Surgery for hypertrophied breast represents a challenge for plastic surgeons. The search for a good cosmetic breast has led to the development of many techniques. Objectives for reduction mammoplasty are to achieve elevated, symmetrical breasts, with round shape, good projection, small cicatrices that are not very perceptible, and a lasting result. METHODS This study was carried ou...

BACKGROUND Preoperative, intraoperative and follow-up guidelines for managing occult carcinoma in reduction mammoplasty specimens are scant METHODS We retrospectively analysed the records and pathology reports of 200 patients who had undergone reduction mammoplasty at two major public hospitals in Johannesburg, South Africa, during 2009-2014. Demographic data, their history of breast cancer a...

Background: Reduction mammoplasty techniques have evolved considerably. Today, aesthetically pleasing results and preservation of nipple sensation and vascularity are emphasized. Achieving the aforementioned goals for the patient with pseudoptosis remains challenging. Objective: We present 270° pedicle reduction mammoplasty as a safe and direct technique for treatment of pseudoptosis to reduce ...

Background: Since its inception, reduction mammoplasty has matured considerably. Primary evolution in clinical research and practice initially focused on developing techniques to preserve tissue viability; breast parenchyma, skin, and nipple tissue that has expanded to include sensation and erectile function play a large role in the physical intimacy of women. Studies regarding primary innervat...

Reduction mammoplasty is one of the most commonly performed procedures in plastic surgery. Occasionally, there are findings reported by pathologists that are unfamiliar to the treating surgeon. The aim of the present study was to determine the types of pathologies encountered in reduction mammoplasty specimens. From this list of diagnoses, a best practice guideline for management will be organi...

BACKGROUND Improvement of lung function following reduction mammoplasty has been previously reported among adult populations in the medical literature. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the intraoperative dynamics of pulmonary function in adolescents undergoing reduction mammoplasty. METHODS The present study is a prospective case series of female patients 13 to 18 years of age who underwent inferior ...

that can be the result of trauma (iatrogenic or noniatrogenic) or may have an idiopathic cause (1). Reduction mammoplasty also invokes extensive soft tissue injury and this occasionally leads to fat necrosis. Fat necrosis is often depicted on mammography as characteristic round calcifications with lucent centers (oil cysts) or as dense amorphous solid calcifications (2). On occasion, however, f...