[ Mc Kissock breast reduction]

ABSTRACT

Breast hypertrophy is an excessive volume of breasts compared to the morphology of the woman. Among the many existing surgical techniques to treat it the Mc Kissock technique has widely recognized benefits. This is a 36 years old patient who has breasts hypertrophy, pain, postural changes with an impact on the static spine. The technique of breast reduction used is a vertical bipedicle flap. The postoperative course is simple and the patient is very satisfied with of the results with a decline of 6 months. This technique can be used for all types of hypertrophy. It is characterized by the ease and reproducibility of preoperative design, the simplicity of gesture and high vascular safety. The disadvantages are large inframammary scars and the difficulty of adequately plicaturing the double pedicle in large hypertrophy and ptosis. The Mc Kissock Breast reduction gives good functional and aesthetic results, it is a technique of choice in the treatment of breast hypertrophy