Correlation between complication rate and tissue resection volume in inferior pedicle reduction mammaplasty: A retrospective study | Zendy

Jennifer Hunter | Zendy; Adil Ceydeli | Zendy

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Correlation between complication rate and tissue resection volume in inferior pedicle reduction mammaplasty: A retrospective study

Author(s) -

Jennifer Hunter,

Adil Ceydeli

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

aesthetic surgery journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.528

H-Index - 58

eISSN - 1527-330X

pISSN - 1090-820X

DOI - 10.1016/j.asj.2006.01.002

Subject(s) - medicine , mammaplasty , breast reduction , complication , fat necrosis , surgery , hematoma , retrospective cohort study , reduction (mathematics) , breast surgery , statistical significance , seroma , breast cancer , cancer , geometry , mathematics

The inferior pedicle technique is the most common breast reduction procedure performed in the United States today. Traditionally, it has been recommended that pedicle techniques not be used for large volume breast reduction (>1000 gm/breast), as the complication rate may be unacceptably high.

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