Optimizing the Aesthetic Result and Safety of Inferior Pedicle Reduction Mammaplasty

Breast-feeding after inferior pedicle reduction mammaplasty.

The breast-feeding practices of a series of postpartum women, who had undergone prior reduction mammaplasty by means of an inferior pedicle approach, are reported in this retrospective study. Also identified are the factors that influenced the decision to breast-feed postoperatively. From a patient pool of 544 individuals who elected to have reduction mammaplasty between 1984 and 1994 (age rang...

Complication rates in inferior pedicle reduction mammaplasty.

We read with great interest the article entitled A Comparison of Complication Rates in Large and Small Inferior Pedicle Reduction Mammaplasty by O'Grady et al. (Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 115: 736, 2005). We commend the authors for dealing with this matter, and also for producing a very valuable report. We would like to present our own experience on the matter, focusing on some of the complications...

Quantitation of breast sensibility following reduction mammaplasty: a comparison of inferior and medial pedicle techniques.

The preservation of sensitivity within the nipple-areola complex is of paramount importance to patients presenting for reconstructive and aesthetic breast procedures. Previous attempts to measure sensation in the breast before and after surgery have relied primarily on the Semmes-Weinstein monofilament test, which is an imprecise study that measures the logarithm of force necessary to bend a se...

Unilateral Sensation Loss of the NAC After Superomedial Pedicle Reduction Mammaplasty

Aesthetic labia minora reduction with inferior wedge resection and superior pedicle flap reconstruction.

BACKGROUND Aesthetic surgery of female genitalia is an uncommon procedure, and of the techniques available, labia minora reduction can achieve excellent results. Recently, more conservative labia minora reduction techniques have been developed, because the simple isolated strategy of straight amputation does not ensure a favorable outcome. This study was designed to review a series of labia min...