Vertical Mammaplasty for Varying Degrees of Reduction

CME Evolution of the Vertical Reduction Mammaplasty

A recent survey found that the inferior pedicle, inverted-T skin pattern is still the most common breast reduction technique used among U.S. plastic surgeons.1 This technique has been widely taught in North America and is familiar to most American plastic surgeons. Using the skin markings of this technique, the glandular excess, skin envelope, and nipple position may be readily and reliably add...

Patient satisfaction with vertical reduction mammaplasty: Part I.

BACKGROUND Patients with breast hypertrophy often experience a number of physical symptoms (including intertrigo, painful bra strap grooves, upper and lower back pain, shoulder pain, neck pain, arm pain, numbness or pain in the hands, breast pain, and headaches), as well as psychosocial difficulty. Although these preoperative symptoms have been well-documented in the literature, formal postoper...

Horizontal or vertical? an evaluation of patient preferences for reduction mammaplasty scars.

BACKGROUND In the United States, the inferior pedicle Wise pattern technique of reduction mammaplasty has been well established as a safe and reliable method of reducing breast size while maintaining nipple-areolar vascularity and sensation. Nonetheless, the typical inverted-T scar of the Wise pattern reduction is a consistent source of patient and surgeon dissatisfaction with the operation, wh...

The Effects of Reduction Mammaplasty

Vertical reduction mammaplasty utilizing the superomedial pedicle: is it really for everyone?

BACKGROUND Classically, the vertical-style reduction mammaplasty utilizing a superomedial pedicle has been limited to smaller reductions secondary to concerns for poor wound healing and nipple necrosis. OBJECTIVES The authors reviewed a large cohort of patients who underwent a vertical-style superomedial pedicle reduction mammaplasty in an attempt to demonstrate its safety and efficacy in tre...