unilateral sensation loss of the nac after superomedial pedicle reduction mammaplasty

Unilateral Sensation Loss of the NAC After Superomedial Pedicle Reduction Mammaplasty

Unilateral Sensation Loss of the NAC After Superomedial Pedicle Reduction Mammaplasty

DEAR EDITOR Superomedial pedicle reduction mammaplasty has become the most preferred technique in our clinic. While performing the technique, the surgeon can predict the final breast volume and shape, as well as limit sensation loss of the nipple-areola complex (NAC).1 Another advantage of this procedure is the improved long-term projection of the breast. Moreover, the technique obtains younger...

The Extended Superomedial Pedicle: Advancing Mammaplasty Techniques

Many variations can be applied to traditional mammoplasty techniques to improve outcomes in certain situations. The purpose of this report was to demonstrate the indications and benefits of mammoplasty autoaugmentation using an extended superomedial pedicle. All patients who underwent transfer of an extended superopedicleto other parts of the breast for autoaugmentation were included. Indicatio...

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...

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...

Superomedial pedicle reduction with short scar.

Reduction mammaplasty combining a superomedial pedicle with a circumareolar/vertical pattern skin excision avoids an inferior pedicle that can interfere with vertical scar technique, yet it is flexible enough to allow for a short transverse skin excision. This technique is suitable for small to moderate-size reductions.