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

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

Author(s) -

A SPROLE,

I ADEPOJU,

Jeffrey A. Ascherman,

Lloyd B. Gayle,

Robert A. Grant,

Mia Talmor

Publication year - 2007

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.2007.04.007

Subject(s) - medicine , scars , vascularity , mammaplasty , breast reduction , surgery , patient satisfaction , reduction (mathematics) , breast surgery , breast cancer , geometry , mathematics , cancer

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, which has led to the increased popularity of limited-incision techniques of breast reduction.

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