Inverted-T Versus Vertical Scar Breast Reduction: One Surgeon's 5-Year Experience With Consecutive Patients
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Inverted-T versus vertical scar breast reduction: one surgeon's 5-year experience with consecutive patients.
BACKGROUND Breast reduction is one of the most commonly performed plastic surgery procedures. Many approaches to breast reduction have been described, including inverted-T and vertical scar techniques and various types of dermoglandular pedicle for the nipple. OBJECTIVE This study compares the outcomes of patients undergoing vertical scar medial pedicle versus inferior pedicle inverted-T scar...
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عنوان ژورنال: Aesthetic Surgery Journal
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1090-820X
DOI: 10.1016/j.asj.2008.07.003