Complication rates in inferior pedicle reduction mammaplasty.

Viability and sensation of the nipple-areolar complex after reduction mammaplasty.

Reduction mammaplasty with nipple-areolar transposition on a medial pedicle was designed as an alternative to amputation and free nipple graft for women with severe mammary hypertrophy. The purpose of this study was to review the viability and sensory outcome of the nipple-areolar complex (NAC) in 72 women (133 breasts) after medial pedicle and inferior pedicle reduction mammaplasty between 199...

Pedicle viability as the determinant factor for conversion to free nipple graft.

INTRODUCTION Women with extremely large breasts have many complaints. Reduction mammaplasty improves shape and relieves physical symptoms and alleviates psychological complaints. Mammaplasty is a an evolving technique; no single method is ideal or suitable for all breasts. Many techniques are advocated for reduction mammaplasty, including the superior, vertical, horizontal, lateral and inferior...

Unilateral Sensation Loss of the NAC After Superomedial Pedicle Reduction Mammaplasty

Re: Does knowledge of the initial technique affect outcomes after repeated breast reduction?

BACKGROUND This article examines outcomes following repeated breast reduction using vertical scar reduction mammaplasty. The results of performing repeated breast reduction in patients for whom operative records were available for the previous breast reduction were compared with those for whom these records could not be obtained. METHODS A retrospective review of all patients who underwent re...

Abstract 34. The Pedicled Superior Gluteal Artery Perforator Flap for Coverage of Sacral Pressure Ulcers - Clinical Review and Technical Considerations

M oday, M arch 7, 2017 reduction (SPAIR) mammaplasty. This technique utilizes an inferior pedicle, circumvertical skin resection pattern, and purse-string peri-areolar closure to achieve a stable and aesthetic breast shape. Late breast distortion from seroma formation is rare complication than may occur after an initially satisfactory result. Contraction of the seroma cavity may cause the surro...