OBJECTIVE Mammography may have some limitations in the diagnosis and screening of breast cancer for women who have previously undergone breast reduction surgery. This study aimed to investigate how the structural defects in the breast tissue formed by postoperative changes are reflected on mammography. MATERIAL AND METHODS The records of patients who had previously undergone breast reduction ...

Breast reduction using an inverted T scar skin design and a variety of glandular pedicle types is widely practiced and is the standard by which more recent limited scar techniques are judged. The inverted T procedures are attractive because they are predictable and versatile and permit great control over both the extent of reduction and the breast-shaping process. Despite these advantages, comm...

In the United States, cosmetic surgical procedures on the breast, both augmentation and reduction, are becoming increasingly common. In the year 2008 alone, breast augmentation was the most commonly performed cosmetic procedure, with 307,230 cases, which signifies a 45% increase from the year 2000. Breast reduction is the fifth most common reconstructive procedure, with 88,732 cases in 2008, si...

UNLABELLED Most breast reduction patients are highly satisfied after surgery. However, there is a subset of women who seek breast augmentation years later to restore lost volume chiefly associated with weight loss and postpartum changes. Breast shape and overall aesthetics are often revised at the same time. METHODS A retrospective review was performed of 2 surgeons' experiences with post-red...

Women presenting for breast augmentation and breast reduction to a National Health Service plastic surgery/psychiatry liaison clinic appear to differ beyond the anatomical. Those requesting breast reduction tend to be younger, unmarried and not to have been pregnant and may be uncomfortable with adult sexuality. Those requesting breast augmentation are presenting for surgery in their mid-thirti...

background: anxiety is the most prevalent psychological side effect of breast cancer and chemotherapy. this study aimed to determine the effect of slow stroke back massage (ssbm) on the anxiety of old female patients with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. methods: in this quasi-experimental study, 80 elderly women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy were enrolled by continuous sampl...