| Title | Suction mammaplasty: the use of suction lipectomy alone to reduce large breasts. | | Author(s) | Matarasso A | | Institution | Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York NY 10028, USA. Matarasso@aol.com | | Source | Clin Plast Surg 2002 Jul; 29(3):433-43, vii. | | MeSH | Adult
Aged
Breast
Breast Diseases
Cicatrix
Female
Humans
Hypertrophy
Lipectomy
Mammaplasty
Middle Aged
Patient Satisfaction
Patient Selection
| | Abstract | Procedures that minimize the resultant scars while achieving comparable results are preferred by patients and greatly enhance their overall satisfaction. Suction mammaplasty--and indeed all short-scar procedures that are performed on the breast, face, and body--rely to variable degrees on harnessing the under-appreciated capability of the skin to shrink or retract. Patients with breast hypertrophy represent a wide spectrum of deformities based on NAC size, shape, and location, skin quality and tone, and breast volume. No one breast reduction technique is ideal for reducing all breasts. Suction mammaplasty represents one of a number of methods of reduction mammaplasty that can be selected according to variations in anatomy, patient desires, and surgeon preference. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
Review
| | PubMed ID | 12365643 |
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