SUMMARY Mastopexy and reduction mammoplasty share techniques of pedicle formation and skin excision patterns, with the main difference being the amount of breast tissue resected. Various types of excision patterns and orientation of pedicles were developed throughout the years, each with flares of popularity at different times. This article reviews the multiple techniques of pedicle orientation...

Augmentation mammaplasty is frequently used to fill out the soft tissue envelope of the breast. This is most successful with minimal skin laxity or when there is no need for significant nipple movement. The addition of a periareolar mastopexy can reduce the skin envelope; however, its value is limited to those with no more than mild second-degree ptosis. Although this is a valuable technique, t...

METHODS: Using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program dataset, patients who underwent implant and/or flap-based breast reconstruction, breast revisions, augmentation mammoplasty, mastopexy, breast capsulectomy, nipple reconstruction, or abdominoplasty were identified. Multivariable logistic regression models were created to assess the relationship between...

Breast augmentation with implants is one of the most commonly performed plastic surgery procedures. The goal of the operation is to increase the size, shape or fullness of the breast. It is accomplished by placing silicone, saline or alternative composite breast implants under the chest muscles, fascia or the mammary gland. This type of operation is no exception concerning the occurrence of com...

Revisionary breast surgeries are challenging, and advanced techniques must often be utilized in the correction of the underlying anatomical deformities. In this Featured Operative Technique, the authors describe their method, which includes a combination of revisionary surgery techniques with site change and acellular dermal matrices. This use of acellular dermal matrices has four indications b...