Open AccessMirror, Mirror on the Wall, Which Breast Is Bigger of Them All
Author(s) -
Gal Moreira Dini,
Ricardo Gozzano,
Roberta Barros Ferreira,
Matthaeus Faria,
Mario Farinazzo,
Lydia Masako Ferreira
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plastic and reconstructive surgery. global open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.759
H-Index - 28
ISSN - 2169-7574
DOI - 10.1097/gox.0000000000000037
Subject(s) - mammoplasty , breast augmentation , sign (mathematics) , symmetry (geometry) , breast reduction , interview , mammaplasty , medicine , asymmetry , reduction mammoplasty , surgery , psychology , general surgery , breast cancer , physics , mathematics , cancer , geometry , mathematical analysis , quantum mechanics , implant , political science , law
Summary: Symmetry is a topic of utmost importance when interviewing a patient who comes asking for cosmetic surgery. We must warn that asymmetry is “the normal.” There is no perfect symmetry in the human body, and this overstated search can be sign of psychological and psychiatric disorders. Sometimes multiple procedures are needed to improve a breast’s symmetry and appearance. To give an extra intraoperative view, the authors have developed a new instrument to be used during the mammoplasty (reduction or augmentation) surgery