Background. Assessment of the ratio between tumour volume and breast volume in therapeutic mammoplasty is paramount. Traditionally based on clinical assessment and conventional breast imaging, the role of breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in this context has not been established. Methods. Data was collected from all women undergoing therapeutic mammoplasty (TM) between 2006 and 2011. Each...

A key step in the inverted T-scar pattern breast reduction technique is the preoperative marking of the medial skin incision which will ultimately become the medial aspect of the horizontal scar in the new inframammary fold. We describe the ‘cleavage imprinting’ technique that allows the surgeon to generate mirror-image medial imprint marks on the contralateral breast during preoperative markin...

Experimental examination of normal human mammary epithelial cell (HMEC) behavior, and how normal cells acquire abnormal properties, can be facilitated by in vitro culture systems that more accurately model in vivo biology. The use of human derived material for studying cellular differentiation, aging, senescence, and immortalization is particularly advantageous given the many significant molecu...

RESULTS: Sixty patients completed the survey. The majority (92%) reported overall satisfaction with pain control. On a scale of 1–10, the average worst post-operative pain score was 6.4. The average pain score at the first post-operative visit was 2.3, with only 25% still taking opioids at that time. Opioids were discontinued in 58.6% of patients because they no longer had pain, in 20.7% becaus...

According to the authors, breast augmentation can be safely performed with the use of well-monitored sedation anesthesia. They credit this method with a brief recovery period, fast return to normal activity, minimal discomfort, and more safety and convenience than general anesthesia.

BACKGROUND Reduction mammoplasty (RM) is one of the most commonly performed plastic surgery procedures to treat symptomatic macromasty or to correct asymmetry. Occult breast carcinomas were rarely defined in RM specimens. There are few studies aiming to define the incidence of non-proliferative and precancerous lesions. MATERIAL AND METHODS We evaluated the pathological findings of the RM spe...